misty-eyed

mist·y-eyed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mis-tee-ahyd]
- /ˈmɪs ti ˈīd/
- /ˈmɪs.ti aɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mis-tee-ahyd]
- /ˈmɪs ti ˈīd/

Definitions of misty-eyed word

adjective misty-eyed on the verge of tears. 1
adjective misty-eyed sentimental: a misty-eyed romantic. 1
adjective misty-eyed If you say that something makes you misty-eyed, you mean that it makes you feel so happy or sentimental, especially about the past, that you feel as if you are going to cry. 0
adjective misty-eyed feeling so happy or sentimental, esp about the past, as to be on the verge of tears. 0
adjective misty-eyed having tears in the eyes because of strong feelings 0
adjective misty-eyed emotional, sentimental, dreamy, etc. 0

See all 6 definitions of misty-eyed

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Origin of misty-eyed

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Misty-eyed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Misty-eyed

misty-eyed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.