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moon-eyed

moon-eyed adjective: having wide-open eyes.

Adjective

moon-eyed (comparative more moon-eyed, superlative most moon-eyed)

  1. Having wide-open eyes.
    • His moon-eyed gaze was disarming and mysterious.

Synonyms of moon-eyed

Forms of moon-eyed

comparativemore moon-eyed
superlativemost moon-eyed

Origin of moon-eyed

From moon + eyed; parallel to the cognate, but non-synonymous, Dutch maanoog.

Questions about moon-eyed

What does moon-eyed mean?
Moon-eyed means having wide-open eyes.
What part of speech is moon-eyed?
Moon-eyed is an adjective.

Words near moon-eyed in the dictionary

  1. moon-calf
  2. moon-calves
  3. moon-child
  4. moon-children
  5. moon-eye
  6. moon-eyed
  7. moon-eyes
  8. moon-face
  9. moon-faced
  10. moon-faces
  11. moon-flask

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