dewy-eyed
Sweetly, foolishly hopeful
Dewy-eyed describes someone who appears innocent, naive, or sentimentally moved—as if their eyes are moist with emotion or wonder.
A dewy-eyed optimist sees the world through an idealistic lens.
The term often carries a hint of condescension, suggesting the person lacks worldly experience: She arrived in Hollywood dewy-eyed, expecting instant stardom.
Having youthful innocence
- guilelessFree from deceit
- artlessLacking deceit or cunning
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
angelic · unspoiled · uncorrupted · unworldly · fresh-faced · wholesome · simple · sincere
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
uncritical · unquestioning · green · inexperienced · unworldly · unsophisticated · easily-led · foolish
Impractically perfect in conception
- optimisticExpecting positive results
- romanticConducive to love
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
hopeful · unrealistic · impractical · quixotic · fanciful · rose-colored · Pollyanna · wishful
childlike
Having youthful innocence
pure · angelic · unspoiled · uncorrupted · unworldly · fresh-faced · wholesome · simple · sincere · trusting
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
impressionable · uncritical · unquestioning · green · inexperienced · unworldly · unsophisticated · easily-led · foolish · duped
utopian
Impractically perfect in conception
- optimisticExpecting positive results
- romanticConducive to love
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
dreamy · hopeful · unrealistic · impractical · quixotic · fanciful · rose-colored · Pollyanna · wishful · head-in-clouds
tearful
Prone to weeping
tender · emotional · melancholic · touched · moved · overwhelmed · heartfelt · soulful · sappy · affected
fresh-faced
Youthfully wholesome in appearance
unripe · budding · fledgling · tender · new · untried · untested · adolescent · juvenile · boyish
dewy-eyedworldly-wise
Experienced in practical matters
cynical · jaded · worldly · streetwise · street-smart
dewy-eyedhardheaded
Stubbornly unyielding or practical
hard-nosed · cynical · pragmatic · realistic · clear-eyed
dew, eyeball, eyesight, eyed, eyewitness, dewy, eyeing, dewdrop, eyeful