bright-eyed

American  

[brahyt-ahyd] / ˈbraɪtˌaɪd /

adjective

1. having bright eyes.

2. alertly eager.

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idioms

1. bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, alertly eager; full of energy and enthusiasm.

   Get a good night's sleep so you'll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the morning.

bright-eyed British  

adjective

1. eager; fresh and enthusiastic

2. informal keen, confident, and alert

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Etymology

Origin of bright-eyed

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

The bright-eyed bear, named after writer Edgar Allan Poe, generates stories based on that selection and recites them aloud.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t know,” he shrugs, still bright-eyed.

From The Wall Street Journal

“How easy it is to imagine you as you might have been some years ago, when these two strapping fellows were tiny boys in short pants...and baby Cassiopeia! If I close my eyes, I can just picture you as a bright-eyed infant, with scarlet hair that stood up like a plume in a lady’s hat.”

From Literature

My dad was filming, documenting the event, and I was just a sixth-grader, bright-eyed like, wow.

From Los Angeles Times

Frank is the bright-eyed, mustachioed face of Christian music’s new wave: He has earned more than 1.2 billion on-demand streams in the U.S. in 2025, according to the data company Luminate.

From The Wall Street Journal

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