bluish

CEFRC1

/ˈbluːɪʃ/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Slightly blue in color.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Somewhat depressed; sad.

Examples

  • The corners of his lips showed a bluish tinge that really worried the nurse.

  • These stockings are not completely black but slightly bluish.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

More examples

In context

  • Tom's eyes are bluish hazel.

  • Riding high on love's true bluish light

  • To this day, I usually read my Bible a couple of times a day, and I still enjoy attempting to express my feelings through poetry, especially when I'm feeling bluish.

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After swimming in the cold lake for an hour, her lips took on a slightly blank tint.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish.