starry-eyed

[ stahr-ee-ahyd ]

adjective

1. overly romantic or idealistic:

   He was a starry-eyed dreamer.

starry-eyed

adjective

1. given to naive wishes, judgments, etc; full of unsophisticated optimism; gullible

Word History and Origins

Origin of starry-eyed¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

In 2016 that starry-eyed naivete led to the deep despair that we all felt when Trump eked out a win over Hillary Clinton.

From Salon

The thing is that Musk understands exactly what that would mean even if Trump's starry-eyed cult following is clueless.

From Salon

I didn’t see it as anything more than a starry-eyed fling that began on a warm summer night in a funky little beach town.

From Los Angeles Times

But the series’s scale and mind-bending turns may leave you too starry-eyed to notice.

From New York Times

The city’s sports landscape rumbles with starry-eyed anticipation.

From Los Angeles Times