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    sky blue
    /ˌskʌɪ ˈbluː/

    noun

    • 1. a bright clear blue: "forget-me-nots of the purest sky blue"
  2. BLUE-SKY definition: 1. using the imagination to think of ideas that do not yet have practical uses or make money: 2…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of BLUE-SKY is marked by a blue cloudless sky : clear. How to use blue-sky in a sentence.

  4. ways of thinking about a subject or dealing with a problem that are new and original but may not always be practical: What we need at the moment is specialist knowledge and implementation rather than blue-sky thinking. (Definition of blue-sky from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  5. adjective. fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas. (especially of securities) having dubious value; not financially sound: a blue-sky stock. blue-sky. noun. modifier of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result. a blue-sky project. verb.

  6. Define blue-sky. blue-sky synonyms, blue-sky pronunciation, blue-sky translation, English dictionary definition of blue-sky. adj. 1. a. Not limited by conventional notions of what is practical or feasible; imaginative or visionary: "Proponents of blue-sky thinking often cite the...

  7. involving new and interesting ideas for things which are not yet possible or practical. The government has been doing some blue-sky thinking on how to improve school standards. The laboratory tries to maintain a balance between applied research and blue-sky research.

  8. verb. To hold or express unrealistic or impractical views, especially in estimating something. American Heritage. Blue-sky Sentence Examples. They were a show of white against a bright blue sky. Katie stood on her tiptoes and looked up, taking one last look at the blue sky before she held her breath and ducked beneath the water.