doe-eyed
Americanadjective
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having large, innocent-looking, dark eyes.
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naive; too ready to believe.
Etymology
Origin of doe-eyed
First recorded in 1930–35; doe ( def. ) + eyed
Example Sentences
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Like most of her onscreen characters, the doe-eyed comedian emits an innocent joy palpable even through a Zoom call.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025
Duvall, the doe-eyed actor known for her role in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror classic "The Shining," passed away in July at the age of 75 as a result of complications from diabetes.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2024
The audience bobbed colorful light sticks in time to the music, with some people dressed like the doe-eyed Miku.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
The cast, including a doe-eyed Brittany K. Allen as Mary Warren, nimbly inhabit characters on the edge of innocence, or just beyond it, who belong not entirely to the past or the present.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023
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 "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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