1
: having or marked by unsophisticated or uncritical acceptance or admiration : naive
wide-eyed innocence
2
: having the eyes wide open especially with wonder or astonishment

Examples of wide-eyed in a Sentence

a wide-eyed and trusting child the sort of phony UFO "artifacts" that wide-eyed tourists fall for
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Pattinson looked at Lawrence wide-eyed, as if imploring her to answer first. Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2025 The newcomer has a wide-eyed, penetrating stare that at once communicates the reality of Fuki’s innocence and the depth of her curiosity. Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025 But the Thunder resisted the wide-eyed and inexperienced label that has followed it around all series, scoring 11 straight early in the fourth while the Nuggets went almost five minutes without a point. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 May 2025 Beer, wine and a varied sake selection are divine pairings and a couple of popular batched sake cocktails will satisfy the Instagrammers, whose cameras will already be stuffed full of tartare cold tastings and enough wide-eyed, first-bite videos to choke a pro gurgitator. Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wide-eyed

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wide-eyed was in 1789

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“Wide-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-eyed. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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wide-eyed

adjective
ˈwīd-ˈīd
1
: having the eyes wide open especially with wonder or astonishment
2

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