starry-eyed
star·ry–eyed
adj \ˈstär-ē-ˌīd\Definition of STARRY-EYED
: regarding an object or a prospect in an overly favorable light; specifically : characterized by dreamy, impracticable, or utopian thinking : visionary
See First Known Use of STARRY-EYED
1904
Related to STARRY-EYED
Antonyms: clear-eyed, clear-sighted
Related Words: impractical, unrealistic; crusading, messianic, zealous; dewy-eyed, moonstruck, moony, sentimental, tender-minded; hopeful, optimistic, Pollyannaish (also Pollyannish), rosy, upbeat; doctrinaire, ideological (also ideologic)
Near Antonyms: hardheaded, hard-nosed, tough-minded, unsentimental; practical, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic
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