"light blue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: light blues [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English light blewe, equivalent to light + blue. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|light blewe}} Middle English light blewe, {{com|en|light|blue}} light + blue Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} light blue (countable and uncountable, plural light blues)
  1. A pale blue colour: sky blue or similar. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar): kaltër (Albanian), سَمَاوِيّ (samāwiyy) (Arabic), سَمَاوي (samāwi) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), երկնագույն (erknaguyn) (Armenian), բաց կապույտ (bacʻ kapuyt) (Armenian), մավի (mavi) (Armenian), մով (mov) (Armenian), блакітны (blakitny) (Belarusian), lyseblå (Danish), vaaleansininen (Finnish), bleu clair (French), hellblau (German), hovyngy (Guaraní), világoskék (Hungarian), みずいろ (Japanese), âbi (Khalaj), tȟósaŋ (Lakota), hellblo (Luxembourgish), ᠯᠠᠮᡠᡴᠠᠨ (lamukan) (Manchu), цэнхэр (cenxer) (Mongolian), lyseblå (Norwegian Bokmål), lyseblå (Norwegian Nynorsk), گوك (Ottoman Turkish), آبی روشن (âbi-ye rowšan) (Persian), bławy [dated] (Polish), bladoniebieski (Polish), modrawy (Polish), jasnoniebieski (Polish), azul claro (Portuguese), bleu (Romanian), голубой (goluboj) (Russian), кӧк (kök) (Southern Altai), azul claro (Spanish), celeste (Spanish), ljusblå (Swedish), блаки́тний (blakýtnyj) (Ukrainian), голуби́й (holubýj) (Ukrainian), كۆكۈچ (köküch) (Uyghur)
  2. (UK, rowing) A member of the Cambridge rowing team. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Rowing
    Sense id: en-light_blue-en-noun-Y6xERn48 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Guaraní translations, Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khalaj translations, Terms with Lakota translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Manchu translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Southern Altai translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Guaraní translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Khalaj translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Lakota translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Manchu translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Southern Altai translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 15 85 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, rowing, sports

Inflected forms

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      "word": "powder blue"
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    {
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      "word": "saxe blue"
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      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
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      "lang": "Khalaj",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
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      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
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      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
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      "roman": "lamukan",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "ᠯᠠᠮᡠᡴᠠᠨ"
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      "roman": "cenxer",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "цэнхэр"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "lyseblå"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "lyseblå"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "گوك"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "âbi-ye rowšan",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "آبی روشن"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bławy"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "bladoniebieski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "modrawy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "jasnoniebieski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "azul claro"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "bleu"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "goluboj",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "голубой"
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      "code": "alt",
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      "roman": "kök",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "кӧк"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "azul claro"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "celeste"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "ljusblå"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "blakýtnyj",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "блаки́тний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "holubýj",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "голуби́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "köküch",
      "sense": "a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar",
      "word": "كۆكۈچ"
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  "word": "light blue"
}

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