starry-eyed

[stahr-ee-ahyd]

adjective

1. overly romantic or idealistic.

   He was a starry-eyed dreamer.

starry-eyed

adjective

1. given to naive wishes, judgments, etc; full of unsophisticated optimism; gullible

Word History and Origins

Origin of starry-eyed¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

A lot of people come to L.A. starry-eyed with big dreams, but the film and TV industry can be pretty brutal.

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Quigley’s Nina is a delight in the play’s early going, all innocence and starry-eyed enthusiasm.

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If “Dawson’s Creek” was a mirror of Williamson’s starry-eyed years spent idolizing Steven Spielberg and dreaming of making it out of his small town, “The Waterfront” tells a murkier chapter of his family history.

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In 2016 that starry-eyed naivete led to the deep despair that we all felt when Trump eked out a win over Hillary Clinton.

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The thing is that Musk understands exactly what that would mean even if Trump's starry-eyed cult following is clueless.

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