"bluish" meaning in English

See bluish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbluːɪʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bluish.wav Forms: more bluish [comparative], most bluish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blewissh}} Middle English blewissh, {{cog|enm|bloysh}} Middle English bloysh, {{af|en|blue|-ish}} blue + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} bluish (comparative more bluish, superlative most bluish)
  1. Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
    Sense id: en-bluish-en-adj-mzjpcXay
  2. (figuratively) Somewhat depressed; sad. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Blues Translations (somewhat blue in color): կապտավուն (kaptavun) (Armenian), azuláu (Asturian), arc'hlas (Breton), damc'hlas (Breton), синкав (sinkav) (Bulgarian), blavós (Catalan), blavenc (Catalan), blavís (Catalan), modravý (Czech), blauwig (Dutch), сэняжа (seńaža) (Erzya), blueta (Esperanto), sinertävä (Finnish), bleuâtre (French), bleuté (French), légèrement bleu (French), azulado (Galician), azulino (Galician), მოლურჯო (molurǯo) (Georgian), მოცისფრო (mocispro) (Georgian), bläulich (German), כְּחַלְחַל (k'khalkhal) [masculine] (Hebrew), kékes (Hungarian), bluatra (Ido), scothghorm (Irish), bluastro (note: somewhat dark blue) (Italian), azzurrastro (note: somewhat sky blue) (Italian), azzurrognolo (Italian), көквр (kökvr) (Kalmyk), iezils (Latvian), zilgans (Latvian), iezilgans (Latvian), निळसर (niḷsar) (Marathi), коькшил (kökşil) (Nogai), blålig (Norwegian Bokmål), blåaktig (Norwegian Bokmål), blåleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), blåaktig (Norwegian Nynorsk), bleiwlich (Plautdietsch), azulado (Portuguese), albăstriu (Romanian), albăstrui (Romanian), blauent [Rumantsch-Grischun] (Romansch), blovaint [Puter, Sutsilvan] (Romansch), blavaint [Surmiran] (Romansch), blauaint [Vallander] (Romansch), синева́тый (sinevátyj) (note: somewhat dark blue) (Russian), голубова́тый (golubovátyj) (note: somewhat sky blue) (Russian), кӧгӱлдӱрӱм (Shor), modrastý (Slovak), azulado (Spanish), blåaktig (Swedish), gökçül (Turkish), mavimsi (Turkish), mavimtırak (Turkish), blövilik (Volapük), yuliblik (english: older term) (Volapük), luyulibik (english: older term) (Volapük)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: blueish, bluey, bluish, caesious, cerulescent Hypernyms: tinted Hyponyms: livid, turquoisey Derived forms: bluishly, bluishness Related terms: bluing

Alternative forms

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          "word": "निळसर"
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          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "bleiwlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "azulado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ro",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
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          "word": "blauent"
        },
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "tags": [
            "Puter",
            "Sutsilvan"
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        },
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
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          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
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          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "blauaint"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "somewhat dark blue",
          "roman": "sinevátyj",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "синева́тый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "somewhat sky blue",
          "roman": "golubovátyj",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "голубова́тый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "cjs",
          "lang": "Shor",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "кӧгӱлдӱрӱм"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "modrastý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "azulado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "blåaktig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "gökçül"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "mavimsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "mavimtırak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "blövilik"
        },
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "vo",
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          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
          "word": "yuliblik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "vo",
          "english": "older term",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
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        }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "bluey"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:bluish",
      "word": "bluish"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "caesious"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:bluish",
      "word": "cerulescent"
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}
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bluish",
      "word": "achromatic"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bluish",
      "word": "colorless"
    }
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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Asturian translations",
    "Terms with Breton translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Erzya translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Kalmyk translations",
    "Terms with Latvian translations",
    "Terms with Marathi translations",
    "Terms with Nogai translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Romansch translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Shor translations",
    "Terms with Slovak translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Volapük translations",
    "en:Blues"
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    {
      "word": "bluishly"
    },
    {
      "word": "bluishness"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "expansion": "Middle English bloysh",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "blue",
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      "form": "more bluish",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bluish",
      "word": "livid"
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      "word": "turquoisey"
    }
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          "ref": "1978, “Heart of Glass”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie:",
          "text": "Riding high on love's true bluish light",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2009, John Wooden, Jay Carty, Coach Wooden One-On-One:",
          "text": "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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        }
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        "(figuratively) Somewhat depressed; sad."
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    },
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      "word": "blueish"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bluish",
      "word": "bluey"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bluish",
      "word": "bluish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bluish",
      "word": "caesious"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:bluish",
      "word": "cerulescent"
    }
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kaptavun",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "կապտավուն"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "azuláu"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "arc'hlas"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "damc'hlas"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sinkav",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "синкав"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blavós"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blavenc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blavís"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "modravý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blauwig"
    },
    {
      "code": "myv",
      "lang": "Erzya",
      "roman": "seńaža",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "сэняжа"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blueta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "sinertävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "bleuâtre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "bleuté"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "légèrement bleu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "azulado"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "azulino"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "molurǯo",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "მოლურჯო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mocispro",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "მოცისფრო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "bläulich"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "k'khalkhal",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "כְּחַלְחַל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "kékes"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "bluatra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "scothghorm"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "note": "somewhat dark blue",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "bluastro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "note": "somewhat sky blue",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "azzurrastro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "azzurrognolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "kökvr",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "көквр"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "iezils"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "zilgans"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "iezilgans"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "niḷsar",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "निळसर"
    },
    {
      "code": "nog",
      "lang": "Nogai",
      "roman": "kökşil",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "коькшил"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blålig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blåaktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blåleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blåaktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "bleiwlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "azulado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "albăstriu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "albăstrui"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "tags": [
        "Rumantsch-Grischun"
      ],
      "word": "blauent"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "tags": [
        "Puter",
        "Sutsilvan"
      ],
      "word": "blovaint"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "tags": [
        "Surmiran"
      ],
      "word": "blavaint"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "tags": [
        "Vallander"
      ],
      "word": "blauaint"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "somewhat dark blue",
      "roman": "sinevátyj",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "синева́тый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "somewhat sky blue",
      "roman": "golubovátyj",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "голубова́тый"
    },
    {
      "code": "cjs",
      "lang": "Shor",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "кӧгӱлдӱрӱм"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "modrastý"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "azulado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blåaktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "gökçül"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "mavimsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "mavimtırak"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "blövilik"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "older term",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "yuliblik"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "older term",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "somewhat blue in color",
      "word": "luyulibik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bluish"
}

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