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
Van der Velden, who is blonde and blue-eyed, took the note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
On her 30th birthday, she is delivering flowers for a Hollywood talent manager’s party when she unexpectedly runs into blue-eyed charmer Zach Hamilton, a former bartender-actor and fling from three years before.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
According to a poll of customers, that spot is now held by Cinnamoroll - a blue-eyed white puppy with pink cheeks, long ears and a tail that looks like a Cinnamon roll.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
He was a blue-eyed carpenter in his fifties, a friendly and easygoing native Zeitoun had known for years.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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