HyperDic: round-eyed

English > 2 senses of the word round-eyed:
ADJECTIVEallround-eyed, childlike, wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, simpleexhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
allround-eyed, saucer-eyedhaving large round wide-open eyes
English > round-eyed: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningExhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity.
Example "listened in round-eyed wonder"
Synonymschildlike, wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple
Broadernaive, naifmarked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly / worldly experience
Spanishinfantil, ingenuo, inocente
English > round-eyed: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningHaving large round wide-open eyes.
Synonymsaucer-eyed
BroadereyedHaving an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified

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