starry-eyed

1. 1.

   unrealistically or naively optimistic

   “a starry-eyed reformer”

   “starry-eyed idealism”

   Similaroptimistic

Questions about starry-eyed

What does starry-eyed mean?

starry-eyed means "unrealistically or naively optimistic".

How many syllables are in starry-eyed?

starry-eyed has 2 syllables and divides as star-ry-eyed under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is starry-eyed a common word?

starry-eyed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.