clear-eyed

[ kleer-ahyd ]

adjective

1. having clear eyes.
2. mentally acute or perceptive; realistic; clear-sighted:

   a clear-eyed appraisal.

clear-eyed

adjective

1. discerning; perceptive
2. having clear eyes or sharp vision

Word History and Origins

Origin of clear-eyed¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

The narrator is an earnest, clear-eyed woman who speaks as if for all decent folks.

From The Daily Beast

But in her clear-eyed understanding of the Russian threat, the Chancellor is an exception among the German political class.

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They were clear-eyed, home-loving, right-thinking folks here.

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As Frum notes, Cruz is “a hugely smart, highly focused political player, with a clear-eyed view of political realities.”

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He is a hugely smart, highly focused political player, with a clear-eyed view of political realities.

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Autumns, clear-eyed and sweet-breathed, faded wanly in the smoke of their forest fires.

From Project Gutenberg

Strong, clear-eyed and masterful, she knew him a man among ten thousand.

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This young man was again the dark-faced, clear-eyed Roy, droll and dry, with the enigmatic smile on his lips.

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The other Denise was clear-eyed, logical, almost cold, who resented any mention of Corsica or of the war.

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The "highest calling and election" is to do without opium, and live through all our pain with conscious, clear-eyed endurance.

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