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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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
Musically, you’ve been in a bit of a blue-eyed soul moment of late.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
"As a little boy he was blonde-haired, blue-eyed, full of mischief," Jayne tells me in the living room of the family home.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025
“There hasn’t been anyone this term,” Sim said with his shy, blue-eyed smile.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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