- starry-eyed adj
- Telescope owners are starry eyed.
English expressions. 2014.
starry-eyed adj
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starry-eyed — adj informal happy and hopeful about things in a way that is silly or ↑unrealistic … Dictionary of contemporary English
starry-eyed — [adj] unrealistic dreaming, half baked*, hoping, impossible, improbable, ivory tower*, nonrealistic, not sensible, on cloud nine*, optimistic, romantic, silly; concepts 552,560 … New thesaurus
starry-eyed — ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is starry eyed, you mean that they have such a positive or hopeful view of a situation that they do not see what it is really like. I m not starry eyed about Europe. ...a starry eyed young couple … English dictionary
starry-eyed — ☆ starry eyed [stär′ēid΄ ] adj. 1. with the eyes sparkling in a glow of happiness, dreams, wonder, romance, etc. 2. impractical, unrealistic, overly optimistic, etc. [a starry eyed reformer] … English World dictionary
starry-eyed — adj Very happy and excited, perhaps with little reason; eager and self confident about improving human nature and general conditions of life. Young people are often starry eyed and eager to improve the world; they do not know how hard it is. See … Словарь американских идиом
starry-eyed — /stahr ee uyd /, adj. overly romantic or idealistic: He was a starry eyed dreamer. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
starry-eyed — [ˌstɑːri ˈaɪd] adj someone who is starry eyed has a lot of hopes or dreams about success in the future, but does not plan things in a sensible way … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
starry-eyed — star′ry eyed adj. overly romantic or idealistic • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
starry — adj. (starrier, starriest) 1 covered with stars. 2 resembling a star. Phrases and idioms: starry eyed colloq. 1 visionary; enthusiastic but impractical. 2 euphoric. Derivatives: starrily adv. starriness n … Useful english dictionary
bright-eyed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having or giving the impression of open and youthful innocence a bright eyed young lady eating an ice cream cone * * * bright eyed «BRYT YD», adjective. 1. having bright eyes: »a bright eyed kitten. 2. dreamy; innocent; … Useful english dictionary
