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/bluː/

adjective
- 1. of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day: "the clear blue sky" Similar sky blueazurecobalt (blue)sapphireceruleannavy (blue)saxe (blue)Oxford blueCambridge blueultramarinelapis lazuliindigoaquamarineturquoiseteal (blue)cyanof the colour of the skyof the colour of the sea
- ▪ (of a person's skin) having turned blue as a result of cold or breathing difficulties: "Ashley went blue and I panicked"
- ▪ (of a bird or other animal) having blue markings: "a blue jay"
- ▪ (of a cat, fox, or rabbit) having fur of a smoky grey colour: "the blue fox"
- ▪ (of a ski run) of the second-lowest level of difficulty, as indicated by blue markers positioned along it.
- ▪ denoting one of three colours of quark.
- 2. (of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed: informal "he's feeling blue" Similar depresseddownsadsaddenedunhappymelancholymiserablesorrowfulgloomydejecteddownhearteddishearteneddespondentdispiritedlowin low spiritslow-spiritedheavy-heartedglummorosedismaldowncastcast downtearfulinformal:down in the dumpsdown in the mouthfed upOpposite happycheerful
- 3. (of a film, joke, or story) having sexual or pornographic content: informal "a blue movie" Similar indecentdirtyrudecoarsevulgarbawdylewdracyrisquésalaciousnaughtywickedimproperunseemlysmuttyspicyrawoff colourribaldRabelaisianpornographicfilthyobsceneoffensiveprurientsordidlowprofanefoulvileeroticarousingsexysuggestivetitillatingexplicitinformal:near the knuckle/bonenudge-nudgepornpornoX-ratedtriple-XXXXraunchyskinfruitysaucyeuphemistic:adultOpposite cleanfamily
- 4. politically conservative: informal British "the successful blue candidate"
noun
- 1. blue colour or pigment: "she was dressed in blue"
- ▪ blue clothes or material: "Susan wore blue"
- ▪ the blue ball in snooker, billiards, and similar games.
- ▪ another term for bluing
- ▪ the sky or sea, or the unknown: literary "far out upon the blue were many sails"
- 2. a small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown.
- 3. a person who has represented Cambridge University (a Cambridge blue) or Oxford University (an Oxford blue) at a particular sport in a match between the two universities: British "a flyweight boxing blue"
- ▪ a distinction awarded to a Cambridge blue or an Oxford blue: "Adrian's brother won a rugby blue in December"
- 4. an argument or fight: informal Australian, New Zealand "did you have a blue or what?"
- 5. a mistake: informal Australian, New Zealand "his tactical blue in saying the opposition wasn't ready to govern"
- 6. a nickname for a red-headed person: informal Australian, New Zealand "only an Aussie could make a red-headed man ‘Blue.’"
- 7. a supporter of the Conservative Party. informal British
verb
- 1. make or become blue: "the light dims, bluing the retina"
- ▪ heat (metal) so as to give it a greyish-blue finish: "nickel-plated or blued hooks"
- 2. wash (white clothes) with bluing: historical "they blued the shirts and starched the uniforms"
Word Origin Middle English: from Old French bleu, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English blǣwen ‘blue’ and Old Norse blár ‘dark blue’ (see also blaeberry).
Derivatives
- 1. blueness noun
Scrabble Points: 6
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