blue
/bluː/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Blue means: causing dejection.
Synonyms for blue71
noun, as in the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
noun, as in the sky as viewed during daylight
noun, as in blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
adjective, as in causing dejection
adjective, as in filled with melancholy and despondency
adjective, as in suggestive of sexual impropriety
adjective, as in belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
adjective, as in morally rigorous and strict
adjective, as in of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
adjective, as in characterized by profanity or cursing
adjective, as in used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
What does blue mean?16
adjective
causing dejection“a blue day”
filled with melancholy and despondency“gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”
suggestive of sexual impropriety“a blue movie”
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy“an aristocratic family”
morally rigorous and strict“puritanic distaste for alcohol”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky“October's bright blue weather”
characterized by profanity or cursing“foul-mouthed and blasphemous”
used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)“a ragged blue line”
noun
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
the sky as viewed during daylight“he shot an arrow into the blue”
used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime“he had eyes of bright blue”
blue clothing“she was wearing blue”
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue“the Union army was a vast blue”
any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
verb
turn blue
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with blue?60
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Blue in a sentence
- You can talk until you're blue in the face, but you'll never convince me.CK
- A blue suit, white shirt and red tie are essential for all male workers.CM
- Her eyes, a deep blue, were quite impressive.unknown
- The costumes were red, pink, blue, and so forth.unknown
- Which color do you like more, blue or red?saeb
- Decorated with blue and yellow stripes, the tie was very unfashionable.shekitten
- Aqua expresses the colour of clear water, it is a bright, and light, blue.blay_paul
- We found a beautiful, blue lagoon on the far side of the island.darinmex
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Forms of blue
as a noun
- plural
- blues
as a verb
- past tense
- blued
- past participle
- blued
- present participle
- bluing
- third-person singular
- blues
as a adjective
- comparative
- blueer
- superlative
- blueest