Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the eyes completely opened, as in wonder.
- adjective Innocent; credulous.
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- adjective Having
large orwide-open eyes. - adjective by extension Astonished or surprised.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
- adjective (used of eyes) fully open or extended
Etymologies
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Examples
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This girl is totally at ease surrounded by crowds and bright lights but still manages an expression of wide-eyed innocence.
Mama Dearest E. Lynn Harris 2009
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This girl is totally at ease surrounded by crowds and bright lights but still manages an expression of wide-eyed innocence.
Mama Dearest E. Lynn Harris 2009
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Miss Middleton appears to be baring her teeth, while Prince William is looking on with an expression of wide-eyed surprise.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The guard watched wide-eyed as Hendricks pulled the bracelet out from her ample cleavage.
Christina Hendricks Briefly Loses $850,000 Bracelet, Stores It In Cleavage Hilary Moss 2011
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The guard watched wide-eyed as Hendricks pulled the bracelet out from her ample cleavage.
Christina Hendricks Briefly Loses $850,000 Bracelet, Stores It In Cleavage Hilary Moss 2011
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I am deeply humbled by the wide-eyed 15-year-old I met named Judith, who walks two hours a day to school, often on an empty stomach, because education is at the core of her existence after her mother died in the earthquake.
Helping Haiti's Youth: How Your Purchases Can Build A Better Economy Victoria Fine 2011
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I am deeply humbled by the wide-eyed 15-year-old I met named Judith, who walks two hours a day to school, often on an empty stomach, because education is at the core of her existence after her mother died in the earthquake.
Helping Haiti's Youth: How Your Purchases Can Build A Better Economy Victoria Fine 2011
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The wide-eyed members of the audience, we are frequently reminded, are never more than 50 feet away from the horse and dog acts, the tumblers and stuntfolk, the clowns and trapeze artists.
PBS documentary 'Circus' is more juggling act than one-ring show Hank Stuever 2010
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She's made a wall of pillows all the way around the bed and is peeking over the top, wide-eyed.
Charlie Carillo: Catch Him, But Don't Kill Him Charlie Carillo 2011
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She's made a wall of pillows all the way around the bed and is peeking over the top, wide-eyed.
Charlie Carillo: Catch Him, But Don't Kill Him Charlie Carillo 2011
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