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Dictionary: wide-eyed
(wīd'īd')
adj.
  1. Having the eyes completely opened, as in wonder.
  2. Innocent; credulous.

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adj

Definition: innocent
Antonyms: knowing, sophisticated


WordNet: wide-eyed
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
  Synonyms: childlike, dewy-eyed, simple

Meaning #2: (used of eyes) fully open or extended
  Synonyms: round-eyed, wide


Translations: Wide-eyed
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - naiv, med store øjne
adv. - naivt

Nederlands (Dutch)
met grote ogen

Français (French)
adj. - aux yeux écarquillés
adv. - avec les yeux écarquillés (de surprise)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mit großen Augen
adv. - verwundert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανοιχτομάτης

Italiano (Italian)
ingenuo, con gli occhi spalancati

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de olhos bem abertos

Русский (Russian)
с широко раскрытыми глазами, наивный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - con los ojos muy abiertos, atónito
adv. - inocentemente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - storögd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
睁大眼睛的, 天真的, 吃惊的, 睁大眼睛地

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 睜大眼睛的, 天真的, 吃驚的
adv. - 睜大眼睛地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 눈을 크게 뜬, 소박한
adv. - 눈을 크게 뜨고, 말똥말똥 하게

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 純真な, 目を大きく見開いた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فارغ العينين, مدهوش, مشدوه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פעור-עיניים, מופתע, תמים‬
adv. - ‮בעיניים לטושות, פקוחות לרווחה‬


 
 
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