doe-eyed

[doh-ahyd]

adjective

1. having large, innocent-looking, dark eyes.

2. naive; too ready to believe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of doe-eyed¹

First recorded in 1930–35; doe ( def. ) + eyed

Example Sentences

A lissome, doe-eyed beauty with long, straight hair and shaggy bangs, Birkin partied all night at all the coolest clubs and embodied sexy rebelliousness at a time when the old rules of propriety were giving way to new freedoms.

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I eventually married a blond, doe-eyed beauty, a former member of the homecoming queen’s court at UCLA, who was out of my league but liked my jokes.

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And the dialogue is largely functional, Burnett never building to some grand thesis, refusing to reduce Watts to inner-city clichés or its denizens to doe-eyed saints.

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Like most of her onscreen characters, the doe-eyed comedian emits an innocent joy palpable even through a Zoom call.

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One of the photos included in the BuzzFeed article featured Piker, with a doe-eyed model stare, dressed in a gray hoodie that reads, “I Met God, She’s Black.”

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