1
: having blue eyes
2
: performed by whites
blue-eyed soul
also : white
a blue-eyed imitator of R&B stars

Examples of blue-eyed in a Sentence

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In March, Judy Collins, the ethereal, blue-eyed folksinging legend, will celebrate her eighty-fifth birthday with a concert at Town Hall and the release of a book. Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 He can even be mistaken for a blue-eyed Jeff Goldblum thanks to his height and thick silver locks. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025 This blue-eyed boy was instantly the center of her life. Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025 Trump is six-foot-two, blond, blue-eyed and just 43 years old. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue-eyed

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue-eyed was circa 1572

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“Blue-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-eyed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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