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open-eyed

[ oh-puhn-ahyd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having the eyes open.
having the eyes wide open, as in wonder.
watchful; observant; alert.
deliberate; conscious; knowing:
an open-eyed commission of a crime.

open-eyed

adjective

with the eyes wide open, as in amazement
watchful; alert

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Other Word Forms

��·��-��·��·�� [oh, -p, uh, n-, ahy, -id-lee, -, ahyd, -], adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of open-eyed¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

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It’s what gives this compassionate, cautiously hopeful movie’s open-eyed naturalism a wonderful, pulsating humanity.

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It’s like any love; you have to be open-eyed about it.

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‘Oppenheimer’ director Christopher Nolan is interested in directing a James Bond movie but is open-eyed about the creative ‘constraints’ he would face.

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That this message comes from someone whose football career seemingly ended after he put his own power to use is left unspoken in this open-eyed but optimistic series.

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For Lee, the book is about “thrusting oneself into the world, and being open-eyed about it.”

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opener open-faced

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