moon-eyed

[moon-ahyd]

adjective

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

2. Veterinary Pathology.,  moon-blind.

moon-eyed

adjective

1. having the eyes open wide, as in awe

2. vet science affected with moon blindness

Word History and Origins

Origin of moon-eyed¹

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

Example Sentences

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

There was my moon-eyed, cat-tailed gaming partner, except in real life she was the woman I had seen in pictures: a fair-skinned, dark-haired Latina with a sunflower tattoo on her collarbone.

From New York Times

Online dating may have lost its stigma, but I wasn’t quite sure how to explain that meeting online for us meant as moon-eyed, cat-eared creatures on the shores of Limsa Lominsa while gaming on PlayStation 4.

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

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 Literature