doe-eyed

American  

[doh-ahyd] / ˈdoʊˌaɪd /

adjective

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

2. naive; too ready to believe.

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Etymology

Origin of doe-eyed

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

Example Sentences

The cute badinage leads, as it usually does in one of Ms. Hoover’s stories, to the sack, but first there’s a bit of a contretemps between the huge, hunky, kind-hearted Ledger and the doe-eyed, down-on-her-luck Kenna.

From The Wall Street Journal

A second room contains Murakami’s take on Monet’s “Woman with a Parasol,” which is on display between two classic Murakami canvases inspired by it, one featuring a doe-eyed anime style girl, the other with one of Murakami’s signature smiling flowers sitting on a hill and staring wistfully at the cloudy sky.

From Los Angeles Times

But right in the middle of my chest, where her doe-eyed look ended up, there was a heaviness that slowed me down and stopped me up.

From Literature

Jurin, XG’s doe-eyed leader, confesses the title is hard to translate.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times