bright-eyedadj.

Brit.

/ˌbrʌɪtˈʌɪd/,

/ˈbrʌɪtˌʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˌbraɪdˈaɪd/,

/ˈbraɪdˌaɪd/

Forms: see bright adj. and eyed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bright adj., eyed adj.

Etymology: < bright adj. + eyed adj. Compare Old Icelandic bjarteygðr, bjarteygr, both in the senses ‘having clear eyes, able to see’.

1. That has clear or acute eyesight; sharp-eyed, keen-sighted. Cf. bright adj. 12a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted

bright-eyeda1393

sightya1400

well-eyeda1425

well-seeing?a1425

eagle-eyeda1475

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

oculate1549

quick-eyed1561

eyed1563

sharpsighted1571

clear-sighted1586

eagle-sighted1589

lynx-eyed1597

mouse-eyed1599

lycophosed1600

lycophosy1600

right-eyed1600

nimble-eyed1605

perspicacious1616

lyncean1622

piercing-sighted1630

perspicuous1657

sharp-eyed1672

gimlet-eyed1752

keen-eyed1781

keen-sighted1813

hawk-eyed1818

accipitrine1872

accipitral1881

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 1857 (MED) It [sc. the wyn] makth a blind man to behelde, And a bryht yhed seme derk.

1607 J. Davies Summa Totalis sig. D3^v He blinds the sight Of bright-Ey'd Angels, with his glory bright.

1835 Leigh Hunt's London Jrnl. 1 Apr. 98/3 They advanced without hesitation..; the blind one relying upon his bright-eyed companion to point out the best places, whereupon he might set his feet.

1891 G. W. Sears Woodcraft (new ed.) vii. 112 The bright-eyed, sharp-eared wood-folk can see, hear, and smell, with a keenness that throws your dull faculties quite in the shade.

2010 Bismark (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 17 Oct. (Life section) 1 e Thank you and all the other bright-eyed readers who caught that mistake.

a. That has bright or clear eyes; (figurative) glad, hopeful; alert, eager, animated.In early use frequently with connotations of beauty, and in later use often connoting youth and innocence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated

jollyc1325

lightsomea1382

kedgec1440

fledge?1461

crank1499

frisky?a1500

sprightya1522

frisk1528

sprightful1550

quick-spirited1552

cranking1567

lively1567

quick-sprighted1579

aleger1590

bright-eyed1590

firking1594

sprightly1594

spirituous1601

great-stomached1607

spirity1615

spiritous1628

lifesomec1635

vivacious1645

rattlingc1650

quick-set1653

airy1654

animated1660

sparklinga1704

bob1721

vivace1721

animate1801

high-lifed1859

sassy1859

chippy1865

sparky1883

high-keyed1893

high life1903

peppy1914

pepful1915

jazzy1917

upbeat1947

zappy1969

sparkly1979

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc. > having

goggle-eyedc1384

well-eyed1483

pink-eyed1519

hollow-eyeda1529

small-eyed1555

great-eyed1558

bird-eyed1564

out-eyed1570

large-eyed1575

full-eyed1581

bright-eyed1590

wall-eyed1590

beetle-eyed1594

fire-eyed?1594

young-eyed1600

open-eyed1601

soft-eyed1606

narrow-eyed1607

broad-eyed?1611

saucer-eyed1612

ox-eyed1621

pig-eyed1655

glare-eyed1683

pit-eyed1696

dove-eyed1717

laughing-eyed1784

almond1786

wide-eyed1789

moon-eyed1790

big-eyed1792

gooseberry-eyed1796

red-eyed1800

unsealed1800

screw-eyed1810

starry-eyed1818

pinkie-eyed1824

pop-eyed1830

bead-eyed1835

fishy-eyed1836

almond-eyed1849

boopic1854

sharp-set1865

bug-eyed1872

beady-eyed1873

bias-eyed1877

blank-eyed1881

gape-eyed1889

glass-eyed1889

stone-eyed1890

pie-eyed1900

slitty-eyed1908

steely-eyed1964

megalopic1985

1590 R. Greene Mourning Garment 18 Oft haue I heard my liefe Coridon reporte..How bright eide his Phillis was.

1683 W. Soames tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Art of Poetry iv. 65 Our Monarch's praise let bright-ey'd Virgins sing.

1875 R. W. Raymond Man in Moon & Other People 161 Bright-eyed, innocent and brave and fair of countenance,..she stood and looked upon the company.

1928 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 171/1 A bright-eyed squirrel paused for a curious second to stare into the lens.

2016 @bisforbritney 16 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I love bright eyed kids who haven't had their dreams crushed.

b. Of a thing, esp. an abstract quality or emotion: characterized by gladness or hope; (also) characterized by eagerness or energy; lively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated > specifically of things

rattlinga1398

quickly1435

feverous1591

sprightful1595

sprightly1598

vegetea1643

bright-eyed1652

vivacious1670

sparkyc1865

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila 223 We bright-ey'd Faith, with quick-ey'd Art, in Truths Scale poize.

?1781 Things in Imitation of Poetry iv. 13 Bright-eyed Hope that soars sublime. Teach me to dare The storm of Care.

1847 Friend 27 Mar. 40/2 Bright-eyed intelligence and vivacity of spirit..beamed in her countenance.

1916 Boy Scouts' Year Bk. (N.Y.) 249/2 The boys listened with bright-eyed interest.

1959 Times 24 Nov. 3/6 Arthur Jacobs's bright-eyed, allusive libretto.

2017 Anniston (Alabama) Star (Nexis) 5 Feb. (Commentary section) Fans looked ahead to the upcoming baseball season with bright-eyed optimism.

Phrases

colloquial (originally U.S.) bright-eyed and bushy-tailed: alert and enthusiastic; energetic; eager. [With reference to a conventional description of the squirrel (compare quot. 1860).]

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active

sprindeOE

whata1000

braga1350

prestc1390

yarea1400

stirringc1400

startingc1440

actious1441

actuala1470

activea1522

queemc1540

skeetc1540

lively1567

alive-like1582

pragmatical1590

spruce1590

agilious1599

brisk1599

sprightly?c1599

brisky1600

alives-like1601

alacrious1602

smart1602

eyebright1603

whisking1611

deedy1615

vibrant1616

sprunt1631

perking1653

alert1654

exilient1654

alacrative1657

eveillé1676

budge1691

jaunty1705

spry1746

sprack1747

alive1748

high-geared1795

rash1805

spicy1828

live1830

deedful1834

yary1855

sprucy1858

alacritous1859

sprackish1882

brash1884

up-and-coming1889

up and doing1901

loose1907

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed1936

buzzy1978

1860 Autobiogr. Frank xvii. 156 A bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, pert young squirrel.]

1936 San Francisco Examiner 25 Jan. 24/3 Dead-tired or bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, Saunders is no man to take lightly. He's a doer.

1975 Latin Amer. 5 Sept. 275/3 Arthur Schlesinger returns to..defending the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed spirit in which he first proposed the Alliance for Progress.

2018 News Let. (Belfast) (Nexis) 14 Feb. My job requires me to be as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at the beginning of the day as the end, so I try to take care of myself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bright-eyed
释义	bright-eyedadj. Brit. /ˌbrʌɪtˈʌɪd/, /ˈbrʌɪtˌʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌbraɪdˈaɪd/, /ˈbraɪdˌaɪd/ Forms: see bright adj. and eyed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bright adj., eyed adj. Etymology: < bright adj. + eyed adj. Compare Old Icelandic bjarteygðr, bjarteygr, both in the senses ‘having clear eyes, able to see’. 1. That has clear or acute eyesight; sharp-eyed, keen-sighted. Cf. bright adj. 12a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted bright-eyeda1393 sightya1400 well-eyeda1425 well-seeing?a1425 eagle-eyeda1475 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 oculate1549 quick-eyed1561 eyed1563 sharpsighted1571 clear-sighted1586 eagle-sighted1589 lynx-eyed1597 mouse-eyed1599 lycophosed1600 lycophosy1600 right-eyed1600 nimble-eyed1605 perspicacious1616 lyncean1622 piercing-sighted1630 perspicuous1657 sharp-eyed1672 gimlet-eyed1752 keen-eyed1781 keen-sighted1813 hawk-eyed1818 accipitrine1872 accipitral1881 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 1857 (MED) It [sc. the wyn] makth a blind man to behelde, And a bryht yhed seme derk. 1607 J. Davies Summa Totalis sig. D3^v He blinds the sight Of bright-Ey'd Angels, with his glory bright. 1835 Leigh Hunt's London Jrnl. 1 Apr. 98/3 They advanced without hesitation..; the blind one relying upon his bright-eyed companion to point out the best places, whereupon he might set his feet. 1891 G. W. Sears Woodcraft (new ed.) vii. 112 The bright-eyed, sharp-eared wood-folk can see, hear, and smell, with a keenness that throws your dull faculties quite in the shade. 2010 Bismark (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 17 Oct. (Life section) 1 e Thank you and all the other bright-eyed readers who caught that mistake. 2. a. That has bright or clear eyes; (figurative) glad, hopeful; alert, eager, animated.In early use frequently with connotations of beauty, and in later use often connoting youth and innocence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated jollyc1325 lightsomea1382 kedgec1440 fledge?1461 crank1499 frisky?a1500 sprightya1522 frisk1528 sprightful1550 quick-spirited1552 cranking1567 lively1567 quick-sprighted1579 aleger1590 bright-eyed1590 firking1594 sprightly1594 spirituous1601 great-stomached1607 spirity1615 spiritous1628 lifesomec1635 vivacious1645 rattlingc1650 quick-set1653 airy1654 animated1660 sparklinga1704 bob1721 vivace1721 animate1801 high-lifed1859 sassy1859 chippy1865 sparky1883 high-keyed1893 high life1903 peppy1914 pepful1915 jazzy1917 upbeat1947 zappy1969 sparkly1979 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc. > having goggle-eyedc1384 well-eyed1483 pink-eyed1519 hollow-eyeda1529 small-eyed1555 great-eyed1558 bird-eyed1564 out-eyed1570 large-eyed1575 full-eyed1581 bright-eyed1590 wall-eyed1590 beetle-eyed1594 fire-eyed?1594 young-eyed1600 open-eyed1601 soft-eyed1606 narrow-eyed1607 broad-eyed?1611 saucer-eyed1612 ox-eyed1621 pig-eyed1655 glare-eyed1683 pit-eyed1696 dove-eyed1717 laughing-eyed1784 almond1786 wide-eyed1789 moon-eyed1790 big-eyed1792 gooseberry-eyed1796 red-eyed1800 unsealed1800 screw-eyed1810 starry-eyed1818 pinkie-eyed1824 pop-eyed1830 bead-eyed1835 fishy-eyed1836 almond-eyed1849 boopic1854 sharp-set1865 bug-eyed1872 beady-eyed1873 bias-eyed1877 blank-eyed1881 gape-eyed1889 glass-eyed1889 stone-eyed1890 pie-eyed1900 slitty-eyed1908 steely-eyed1964 megalopic1985 1590 R. Greene Mourning Garment 18 Oft haue I heard my liefe Coridon reporte..How bright eide his Phillis was. 1683 W. Soames tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Art of Poetry iv. 65 Our Monarch's praise let bright-ey'd Virgins sing. 1875 R. W. Raymond Man in Moon & Other People 161 Bright-eyed, innocent and brave and fair of countenance,..she stood and looked upon the company. 1928 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 171/1 A bright-eyed squirrel paused for a curious second to stare into the lens. 2016 @bisforbritney 16 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I love bright eyed kids who haven't had their dreams crushed. b. Of a thing, esp. an abstract quality or emotion: characterized by gladness or hope; (also) characterized by eagerness or energy; lively. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively, vivacious, or animated > specifically of things rattlinga1398 quickly1435 feverous1591 sprightful1595 sprightly1598 vegetea1643 bright-eyed1652 vivacious1670 sparkyc1865 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila 223 We bright-ey'd Faith, with quick-ey'd Art, in Truths Scale poize. ?1781 Things in Imitation of Poetry iv. 13 Bright-eyed Hope that soars sublime. Teach me to dare The storm of Care. 1847 Friend 27 Mar. 40/2 Bright-eyed intelligence and vivacity of spirit..beamed in her countenance. 1916 Boy Scouts' Year Bk. (N.Y.) 249/2 The boys listened with bright-eyed interest. 1959 Times 24 Nov. 3/6 Arthur Jacobs's bright-eyed, allusive libretto. 2017 Anniston (Alabama) Star (Nexis) 5 Feb. (Commentary section) Fans looked ahead to the upcoming baseball season with bright-eyed optimism. Phrases colloquial (originally U.S.) bright-eyed and bushy-tailed: alert and enthusiastic; energetic; eager. [With reference to a conventional description of the squirrel (compare quot. 1860).] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active sprindeOE whata1000 braga1350 prestc1390 yarea1400 stirringc1400 startingc1440 actious1441 actuala1470 activea1522 queemc1540 skeetc1540 lively1567 alive-like1582 pragmatical1590 spruce1590 agilious1599 brisk1599 sprightly?c1599 brisky1600 alives-like1601 alacrious1602 smart1602 eyebright1603 whisking1611 deedy1615 vibrant1616 sprunt1631 perking1653 alert1654 exilient1654 alacrative1657 eveillé1676 budge1691 jaunty1705 spry1746 sprack1747 alive1748 high-geared1795 rash1805 spicy1828 live1830 deedful1834 yary1855 sprucy1858 alacritous1859 sprackish1882 brash1884 up-and-coming1889 up and doing1901 loose1907 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed1936 buzzy1978 1860 Autobiogr. Frank xvii. 156 A bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, pert young squirrel.] 1936 San Francisco Examiner 25 Jan. 24/3 Dead-tired or bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, Saunders is no man to take lightly. He's a doer. 1975 Latin Amer. 5 Sept. 275/3 Arthur Schlesinger returns to..defending the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed spirit in which he first proposed the Alliance for Progress. 2018 News Let. (Belfast) (Nexis) 14 Feb. My job requires me to be as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at the beginning of the day as the end, so I try to take care of myself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1393
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