blue-eyed
Americanadjective
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having blue eyes.
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having or representing childlike innocence.
Etymology
Origin of blue-eyed
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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A blue-eyed humanoid robot carefully opens a box and places a tool inside as a crowd of visitors watch the demonstration of "physical AI" skills at a major industrial trade fair in Germany.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Gemma said Morgan and Judith were "very close" with a shared a love for music, having both played the guitar: "She idolised him, he was her blue-eyed boy."
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
One parachutist—a slim, blue-eyed 22-year-old named Hannah Senesh—gave a thumbs-up, walked calmly to the edge of the hatch and jumped.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
A trio of red, yellow and green parrots and cockatiels sit on wooden perches, oblivious to the piercing stare of a blue-eyed feline a few feet away.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
The gray-haired man looked left again, but high this time, away from the girl, who was now watching him rather like a young, blue-eyed Irish policeman.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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