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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See ‘blue-eyed’ babies June 18, 2025 3:39 PM Read Next National Great blue heron gets caught in Michigan marsh. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025 Aside from a few minor departures from the facts, the scene is remarkably accurate, even if the actor Alex Wolff bears minimal resemblance to the real Alvarez, who was tall, blond, and blue-eyed. Alec Nevala-Lee june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025 Interestingly, one of my sons is very much like me: blue-eyed, blond, very creative. Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 Arthur Philip, her 7-month-old blue-eyed boy, was gone. Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 3 May 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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