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[ stahr-ee-ahyd ] / ˈstɑr iˌaɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR starry-eyed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveoverly romantic or idealistic: He was a starry-eyed dreamer. Origin of starry-eyedFirst recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby starry-eyedStarr, starred, star route, star ruby, starry, starry-eyed, starry grasswort, Stars and Bars, Stars and Stripes, star sapphire, star-shaped Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for starry-eyedIt will swiftly become clear that there is no room in this starry-eyed arrangement for a compact with Washington. John Kerry Just Visited. But Should We Just Forget About India?|Tunku Varadarajan|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The story of the starry-eyed music fan is a familiar one, but here Phillips delivers a surprising new twist on an old plot. What are the Best Novels on Music?|Ted Gioia|October 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST “If we can do it, anyone can,” Herjavec said, as starry-eyed as the young entrepreneurs who seek his council, and his coin. ‘Shark Tank’: Robert Herjavec talks Money, Mark Cuban & Racing Cars|Anna Klassen|October 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST Who knew that professional cynic Bill Maher was such a starry-eyed idealist? Bill Maher Says $1 Million to Obama Super PAC Is ‘Practical’|Lloyd Grove|February 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He depicts Jobs as both a wildly ambitious businessman and a starry-eyed idealist. 7 Best Reads on Steve Jobs's Life|Josh Dzieza|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST Meg looked at it, starry-eyed as she might had she seen a ghost. Mystery Wings|Roy J. Snell He learned soon enough from the glowing, starry-eyed Sarah Haddon and from every one connected with the play. Cheerful--By Request|Edna Ferber So it was that the little girl flushed, starry-eyed, appeared with her mother a little later. Suzanna Stirs the Fire|Emily Calvin Blake One wonders what connection this starry-eyed flower could have had with these prehistoric races. The Fortunate Isles|Mary Stuart Boyd A starry-eyed girl stood and bowed her acknowledgment and agreed to speak again. Ten American Girls From History|Kate Dickinson Sweetser
British Dictionary definitions for starry-eyed
adjectivegiven to naive wishes, judgments, etc; full of unsophisticated optimism; gullible Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to starry-eyeddreaming, half-baked, hoping, impossible, improbable, on cloud nine, romantic, silly, optimistic, nonrealistic |