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单词 starry-eyed
释义

starry-eyed

adjective

star·​ry-eyed ˈstär-ē-ˌīd How to pronounce starry-eyed (audio)
: regarding an object or a prospect in an overly favorable light
specifically : characterized by dreamy, impracticable, or utopian thinking : visionary

Synonyms

  • idealist
  • idealistic
  • quixotic
  • quixotical
  • romantic
  • starry
  • utopian
  • visionary
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Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

starry-eyed

adjective

as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality the starry-eyed notion that international sports competitions actually help foster global harmony

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • romantic
  • idealistic
  • idealist
  • utopian
  • impractical
  • quixotic
  • optimistic
  • ideological
  • starry
  • visionary
  • hopeful
  • crusading
  • zealous
  • sentimental
  • quixotical
  • ideologic
  • messianic
  • moony
  • moonstruck
  • unrealistic
  • dewy-eyed
  • doctrinaire
  • rosy
  • Pollyannish
  • Pollyannaish
  • upbeat
  • tender-minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hardheaded
  • clear-eyed
  • pragmatic
  • unsentimental
  • clear-sighted
  • realistic
  • hard-nosed
  • tough-minded
  • practical
  • pragmatical
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