dewy-eyed
English
adj
Definitions
- Having eyes with a moist, glistening appearance, especially as indicating that one is on the verge of crying or that one is experiencing strong emotions.
- (figuratively) Naive or innocent in the manner of a child.
- Excessively nostalgic.
Etymology
Compound from English dewy + English eyed.
Origin
English
eyed
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bleareyed English
- bleary-eyed English
- blink-eyed English
- bright-eyed English
- crosseyed English
- dew English
- dewily English
- dewiness English
- dewy English
- eye English
- eyed English
- eyedness English
- full-eyed English
- gravy-eyed English
- hollow-eyed English
- mole-eyed English
- moon-eyed English
- one-eyed English
- owly-eyed English
- oxeyed English
- popeyed English
- uneyed English
- dewy Middle English
- eyed Middle English