moon-eyed
Americanadjective
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having the eyes open wide, as in fear or wonder; wide-eyed.
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Veterinary Pathology. moon-blind.
adjective
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having the eyes open wide, as in awe
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vet science affected with moon blindness
Etymology
Origin of moon-eyed
1780–90 moon-eyed for def. 1; 1885–90 moon-eyed for def. 2
Example Sentences
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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
But is it really possible that Hozier's moon-eyed Irish blues and Berghain's resident body-mover Ben Klock share an audience at Coachella?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2015
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
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