"bluer" meaning in English

See bluer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbluː.ə(ɹ)/ Audio: En-us-bluer.oga [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} bluer
  1. comparative form of blue: more blue Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: blue (extra: more blue)
    Sense id: en-bluer-en-adj-ZVwW6nyF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbluː.ə(ɹ)/ Audio: En-us-bluer.oga [US] Forms: bluers [plural]
Etymology: blue + -er (“Oxford -er”). Used at Harrow School in London, United Kingdom. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blue|er||gloss2=Oxford -er|id2=Oxford}} blue + -er (“Oxford -er”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluer (plural bluers)
  1. (UK, school slang) A blue blazer, part of the school uniform at Harrow School. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Clothing Related terms: greyers (english: grey uniform trousers)
    Sense id: en-bluer-en-noun-GKGibOLB Disambiguation of Clothing: 8 84 8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (Oxford) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 66 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 76 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 10 64 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈbluː.ə(ɹ)/ Audio: En-us-bluer.oga [US] Forms: bluers [plural]
Etymology: blue + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blue|er|id2=agent noun}} blue + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluer (plural bluers)
  1. (rare) Synonym of blue (“blue liquid added to laundry to prevent yellowing”) Tags: rare Synonyms: blue [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bluer-en-noun-en:blueing_for_laundry Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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