wide-eyed

Questions about wide-eyed

What does wide-eyed mean?

wide-eyed means "exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wide-eyed?

wide-eyed has 2 syllables: wi-de-eyed. The stress falls on "wi".

What is another word for wide-eyed?

Close synonyms include childlike, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple, wide. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wide-eyed a common word?

wide-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.