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WIDE-EYED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used of eyes) fully open or extended

Example:

stared with wide eyes

Synonyms:

wide; wide-eyed

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

open; opened (used of mouth or eyes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

Example:

listened in round-eyed wonder

Synonyms:

childlike; dewy-eyed; round-eyed; simple; wide-eyed

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

naif; naive (marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience)

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