blue

/blˈuː/

/ˈbɫu/

[adjective] [noun] [verb]

blue

[ADJECTIVE]

having the color of the ocean or clear sky at daytime

synonyms : blueish

bluish

feeling sad or melancholic

synonyms : depressed

2.1

causing dejection

synonyms : dark

characterized by profanity or cursing

synonyms : blasphemous

profane

3.1

suggestive of sexual impropriety

synonyms : gamey

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

synonyms : aristocratic

4.1

morally rigorous and strict

synonyms : blue(a)

puritanic

puritanical

Blue

[NOUN]

blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

synonyms : blueness

1.1

the sky as viewed during daylight

synonyms : blue air

blue sky

wild blue yonder

1.2

used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

synonyms : blueing

bluing

blue clothing

2.1

used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)

2.2

any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue

any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic

synonyms : amobarbital sodium

to blue

MAIN VERB

turn blue

Examples

1. Both girls are wearing blue dresses.

2. The singer sang the blues with a lot of emotion.

3. Blue blood is no guarantee of any particular merit, competence, or expertise.

4. Your friend really talks a blue streak!

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