sinisilmne

Estonian

Etymology

From sini- + silm + -ne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsinisilmne/
  • Hyphenation: si‧ni‧silm‧ne
  • Rhymes: -ilmne

Adjective

sinisilmne (genitive sinisilmse, partitive sinisilmset, comparative sinisilmsem, superlative kõige sinisilmsem or sinisilmseim)

  1. naive, gullible
    Ma ei ole enam nii sinisilmne ega vaata elu läbi roosade prillide.
    I'm not that naive anymore and I won't view life through rose-colored glasses.
  2. Having blue eyes, blue-eyed.
    Sinisilmsed inimesed on päikesevalguse osas tundlikumad.
    People with blue eyes are more sensitive to sunlight.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (gullible): lihtsameelne

Derived terms

  • sinisilmselt
  • sinisilmsus

See also

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