blauäugig

German

Etymology

blau + Auge + -ig. Used metaphorically to mean "innocent, naive" because newborns often have blue eyes.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

blauäugig (comparative blauäugiger, superlative am blauäugigsten)

  1. blue-eyed
  2. (figuratively) innocent; naive, starry-eyed
    Es ist blauäugig, allen Versprechen der Politiker zu glauben.
    It's naive to believe all the politicians' promises.

Declension

  • Blauäugigkeit

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