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Nearly half of the American population is eagerly anticipating the end of the world. This dewy-eyed nihilism provides absolutely no incentive to build a sustainable civilization. Many of these people are lunatics, but they are not the lunatic fringe.
Sam Harris

Meaning of "dewy-eyed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEWY-EYED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEWY-EYED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dewy-Eyed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEWY-EYED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dewy-eyed in the English dictionary

The definition of dewy-eyed in the dictionary is naive, innocent, or trusting, esp in a romantic or childlike way.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEWY-EYED

dewclawed
dewdrop
Dewey
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dewfall
dewier
dewiest
dewily
dewiness
dewitt
dewlap
dewlapped
dewlapt
dewless
dewool
deworm
dewormer
Dewsbury
dewy
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DEWY-EYED

bleary-eyed
blue-eyed
bright-eyed
bug-eyed
clear-eyed
cross-eyed
eagle-eyed
eyed
four-eyed
glassy-eyed
green-eyed
misty-eyed
one-eyed
open-eyed
red-eyed
sad-eyed
sharp-eyed
slant-eyed
starry-eyed
wide-eyed
wild-eyed

Synonyms and antonyms of dewy-eyed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dewy-eyed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEWY-EYED

Find out the translation of dewy-eyed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dewy-eyed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dewy-eyed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纯洁的眼睛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ojos húmedos
570 millions of speakers

English

dewy-eyed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नम आंखों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ندي العينين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

росисто глазами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orvalhada de olhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিশিরসিক্ত নেত্রবিশিষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rosée yeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermata bermata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

naiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

露にぬれた目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이슬 맺힌 눈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Awak dewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phủ sương mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Dewy ஐட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुहेरी-डोळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bön
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dewy - eyed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zroszone oczach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

росисто очима
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înrourat cu ochi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δροσερή - eyed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedauwd - eyed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

daggiga ögon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

duggvåte øyne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dewy-eyed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEWY-EYED»

The term «dewy-eyed» is normally little used and occupies the 126.288 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEWY-EYED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dewy-eyed

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QUOTES WITH «DEWY-EYED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dewy-eyed.
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Sam Harris
Nearly half of the American population is eagerly anticipating the end of the world. This dewy-eyed nihilism provides absolutely no incentive to build a sustainable civilization. Many of these people are lunatics, but they are not the lunatic fringe.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEWY-EYED»

Discover the use of dewy-eyed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dewy-eyed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
... pledged; informal card-carrying, true blue. dewy adjective 1 walking on the dewy grass in the morning: moist, damp, wet. 2 dewy innocence. See dewy-eyed. dewy-eyed adjective dewy-eyed romantics: sentimental, nostalgic, wistful, romantic ...
‎2012
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I Know You Like to Smoke, But You Can Quit Now
15. The. Dewy-Eyed. View. of. Risks. IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE STILL HERE and reading away. Just so you know in advance, we are now getting down to business: Let's take a look together at the 6 most common tricks that smokers use to ...
Andreas Jopp, 2014
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American Aberdeen-Angus Herd Book
Black. Bred and owned by Christian Schlotfelt, Mt. Auburn, Iowa. Orion of Clark's Park 24007 T. F. Clark Christian Schlotfelt Hazel Belle 18227 Dewy Eyed Duke 11522 H. H. Davidson See Vol. 7, No. 23403, for continuation of pedigree. 38834 .
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English as it is Broken 2
^y What is the difference between 'doe-eyed' and 'dewy-eyed'? I have tried searching the internet for the exact instance when I can use either, but to no avail. When you describe someone as 'doe-eyed', you are describing their eyes as being ...
Panpac Education Private Limited, 2008
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The High Flyer
sounds calculating, but a matuie woman has to be clear-eyed when assessing middle-aged men as potential fathers, and I was no dewy-eyed Huffette.) Kim's final virtue was that he had no interest in dewy-eyed fluffettes and made no secret of ...
Susan Howatch, 2007
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Untitled
... /%du;-/ adjective 1 having eyes that are wet with tears because you feel emotional: dewy-eyed nostalgia 2 not knowing about unpleasant things and having no experience of life: a dewy-eyed bride * dewy-eyed innocence dexterity /dek"ster.
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The Lutheran Observer
ALGERNON C. SWINBURNE'S IDEA. [Villanelle.] Dewy-eyed, with shimmering hair. Maiden and lamb were a sight to see, For her pet was white as she was fair. And its lovely fleece was beyond compare, And dearly it loved its mistress Marie,  ...
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Asphodels and pansies
... That fill the Summer, nave and dome, with incense- laden breath, And lift the World's cold heart above its empty creeds, The sweetest are these vestals, velvet- lipped and dewy- eyed, That watch within the glimmer of the Summer's altar fires,  ...
Amanda Elizabeth Dennis, 1888
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The American Aberdeen-Angus Herd-book: Containing a Record ...
Bred and owned by Christian Schlotfelt, Mt. Auburn, Iowa. ORION OF CLARK'S PARK 24007 T. F. Clark Christian Schlotfelt Hazel Belle 18227 Dewy Eyed Duke 11522 H. H. Davidson See Vol. 7, No. 23403, for continuation of pedigree. 38834 .
American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders' Association, 1901
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Langenscheidt Diccionario Moderno Inglés:
... rar devout [di'vaot] adj devoto dew [du:] rocio m dewdrop gota/de rocio dewy- eyed 678 dewy-eyed [dun'aid] adj: go all . over sth. 677. dewdrop.
Langenscheidt, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEWY-EYED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dewy-eyed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Karlovy Vary Film Review: 'The Sound of Trees'
... “The Sound of Trees,” from the dewy-eyed dross. Short and bittersweet, this portrait of a 17-year-old trainee lumberjack seeking a life larger ... «Variety, Jul 15»
2
Bruno's is fast, fresh and utterly delicious
However, because it's so nice and sunny and everyone is so pleasant and smiley, I decide to become a dewy-eyed utopian for an hour. «Sunday World, Jul 15»
3
Falling In Love For The First Time: Being Seduced By Football In …
Launching our 1980s special Scott Derry goes dewy-eyed at the memories of John Chiedozie, Preben Elkjaer-Larsen, and Adidas Tangos. «Daisy Cutter, Jul 15»
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Deprogamming the Southern California lawn
A dewy-eyed newbie to this end of the state, I thought, “Not a problem.” The landlord paid for the water and it was mid-1980s cheap. But the ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Station 5 Table & Bar: Food That Tells a Tale
Chefs keep them close at hand for a future cookbook or dewy-eyed food writer. They help provide connection between a guest and a meal. «Miami New Times, Jun 15»
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REVIEW: Hilarity rules a Gloucester Stage with 'Out of Sterno'
Living in her own isolated fantasy world, Dotty delivers dewy-eyed rationalizations directly to the audience through the wildly funny dialog of ... «Wicked Local Boxford, Jun 15»
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Chris Christie announces, unrecognizably
But relations between mentor and mentee haven't been the same since Christie sought to derail the career of Tom Kean Jr., the dewy-eyed ... «Capital New York, Jun 15»
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Exploring the Twin Cities' weird, tiny and even paved-over parks
Like most of the marginal parks around the Twin Cities, St. Paul's Dickerman Park has a back story involving a dewy-eyed philanthropist: In this ... «MinnPost, Jun 15»
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20 Equality Quotes That Are Beautiful, Inspiring, And Perfect For …
So basically you don't have to be some sappy, dewy-eyed love promoter to appreciate what happened here. As always, if you don't like same-sex marriage, then ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
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Rosemary Goring's column
It's easy to become dewy-eyed when you only witness the pinnacle rather than the slog and rough patches and disappointments that are part of ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dewy-Eyed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dewy-eyed>. Apr 2024 ».
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