blue-eyed

American  

[bloo-ahyd] / ˈbluˌaɪd /

adjective

1. having blue eyes.

2. having or representing childlike innocence.

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Etymology

Origin of blue-eyed

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

The company’s future was very much in doubt when it found a savior in Enzo’s one-time protégé, Luca di Montezemolo, a blue-eyed Italian aristocrat with the steady hand to pull off a U-turn at Ferrari.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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

Blond-haired, blue-eyed Adam wears a red anorak and a woollen hat, with a Mickey Mouse sticker on the front.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

But the blond-haired, blue-eyed, blue-dress Cinderella from the 1950s cartoon is also Cinderella.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

The mother spread her arms in all directions to show how pretty and pale and blue-eyed the girl was.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez