moon-eyed

American  

[moon-ahyd] / ˈmunˌaɪd /

adjective

1. having the eyes open wide, as in fear or wonder; wide-eyed.

2. Veterinary Pathology. moon-blind.

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moon-eyed British  

adjective

1. having the eyes open wide, as in awe

2. vet science affected with moon blindness

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Etymology

Origin of moon-eyed

1780–90 moon-eyed for def. 1; 1885–90 moon-eyed for def. 2

Example Sentences

Was this project bleary, distortion-fried indie-rock with a certain moon-eyed Babygirl appeal?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

So sophisticated and delicate in its moon-eyed teenage passions, full of artful melodic moves bolstered by the pure-water harmonies that would define the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

Mindful of that, drawing closer to Amis, I went moon-eyed in attempted communion.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2020

Carter beams and bounces like a teenager, and her love-drunkenness sets off a parade of moon-eyed antics.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2017

So he wasn’t just a careless, spacey, moon-eyed idiot who’d witnessed a crime and couldn’t identify the man who did it.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby