Word Frequency
blue (bluː
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Definitions
noun
- any of a group of colours, such as that of a clear unclouded sky, that have wavelengths in the range 490–445 nanometres. Blue is the complementary colour of yellow and with red and green forms a set of primary colours related adjective cyanic
- a dye or pigment of any of these colours
- blue cloth or clothing ⇒
dressed in blue
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- a sportsperson who represents or has represented Oxford or Cambridge University and
has the right to wear the university colour (dark blue for Oxford, light blue for
Cambridge) ⇒
an Oxford blue
- the honour of so representing one's university
- a sportsperson who represents or has represented Oxford or Cambridge University and
has the right to wear the university colour (dark blue for Oxford, light blue for
Cambridge) ⇒
- (British) an informal name for Tory
- any of numerous small blue-winged butterflies of the genera Lampides, Polyommatus, etc: family Lycaenidae
- (archaic) short for bluestocking
- (slang) a policeman
- (archery) a blue ring on a target, between the red and the black, scoring five points
- a blue ball in snooker, etc
- another name for blueing
- (Australian & New Zealand, slang) an argument or fight ⇒
he had a blue with a taxi driver
- Also: bluey (Australian & New Zealand, slang) a court summons, esp for a traffic offence
- (Australian & New Zealand, informal) a mistake; error
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See out of the blue
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See into the blue
adjective
Word forms: bluer, bluest
- of the colour blue
- (of the flesh) having a purple tinge, as from cold or contusion
- depressed, moody, or unhappy
- dismal or depressing ⇒
a blue day
- indecent, titillating, or pornographic ⇒
blue films
- bluish in colour or having parts or marks that are bluish ⇒
a blue fox
,a blue whale
- (rare) aristocratic; noble; patrician ⇒
a blue family
See blue blood - (US) relating to, supporting, or representing the Democratic Party Compare red1 (sense 18)
verb
Word forms: blues, blueing, bluing, blued
- to make, dye, or become blue
- tr to treat (laundry) with blueing
- tr (slang) to spend extravagantly or wastefully; squander
See also
bluesDerived Forms
ˈbluely adverbˈblueness noun
Word Origin
C13: from Old French bleu, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse blār, Old High German blāo, Middle Dutch blā; related to Latin flāvus yellowSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = depressed, low, sad, unhappy, fed up, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, glum, dejected, despondent, downcast, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, low-spirited, down-hearted,
= smutty, dirty, naughty, obscene, indecent, vulgar, lewd, risqué, X-rated, bawdy, page-three, near the knuckle,
= depression, gloom, melancholy, unhappiness, despondency, the hump, dejection, moodiness, low spirits, the dumps, the doldrums, gloominess, glumness
Example Sentences Including 'bluest'
But they have always had this aloofness about them, of BT as the bluest of the blue blood.Misc (1999)
Even the bluest of blue-chips were not above delaying their repayments in the icd market -- a quasi-default.Business Today (1996)
He put out feelers for a buyer and three of the bluest chips in the publishing world stepped forward.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
He smiled, his eyes so clear above her that she felt she was looking into the bluest sky.Dreams of Innocence
I had written a rather tame speech and the person who spoke before me delivered 15 minutes of the bluest material I have heard.Independent (1999)
I recall enormous, very pale, rather beautiful blue eyes -- sad, but the bluest I have ever seen.Slightly Foxed
The film, based on the South Park television series, has been described as one of the ` bluest " films made.Misc (1999)
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