starry-eyed


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star·ry-eyed

(stär′ē-īd′)
adj.
Having a naively enthusiastic, overoptimistic, or romantic view; unrealistic:a starry-eyed reformer.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

starry-eyed

adj
given to naive wishes, judgments, etc; full of unsophisticated optimism; gullible
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

star′ry-eyed`



adj.
overly romantic or idealistic.
[1900–05]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.starry-eyed - unrealistically or naively optimistic; "a starry-eyed reformer"; "starry-eyed idealism"
optimistic - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"
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starry-eyed

adjective
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations

starry-eyed

[ˈstɑːrɪˈaɪd]ADJ (=idealistic) →idealista,ingenuo; (=in love) →sentimentaloide
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

starry-eyed

adj idealist →romantisch,blauäugig;(= naively trusting) →arglos,blauäugig;to go allstarry-eyed →glänzendeAugenkriegen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

starry-eyed

[ˌstɑːrɪˈaɪd]adj (idealistic, gullible) →ingenuo/a; (from wonder) →meravigliato/a; (from love) →perdutamenteinnamorato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995


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