blue-eyed
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5.3
- adjective
- /bluː aɪd/
- Informal
- In the competition, the blue-eyed candidate was favored by the judges for her unique performance.
- blue-eyed blonde
- blue-eyed blonde
- blue-eyed boy
Examples
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The blue-eyed artist always received special attention from the gallery owner during exhibitions.
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"OK, now take a breath," I said, and thought: oh, the darling of the institute, our blue-eyed one, can you possibly leave anyone in trouble?
Fiction book (1996) -
"They look at me with blue-eyed incomprehension.
Fiction book (1991) -
He was her blue-eyed boy.
Fiction book (1993) -
I am a blue-eyed, light-haired American citizen.
Blog text (14) -
Adventure is a passionate woman, a blue-eyed princess who kills her lovers in the morning.
Academic text (1992) -
The director's blue-eyed assistant seemed to have his unwavering support for all her projects.
Synonyms
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1.0
Liked more than other people or things
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3.7
A person who gets better treatment and more benefits than others
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7.2
A person people in charge treat as a favorite
Antonyms
How Favored
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blue-eyed comes from blue and eye and can also mean 'a favorite' or someone given 'special favor'. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine a boss who always chooses one trusted person, so to be blue-eyed is to be treated as that favored person.