"blue" meaning in English

See blue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bluː/ Audio: en-us-blue.ogg [US], en-uk-blue.ogg [UK] Forms: blue [positive], bluer [comparative], bluest [superlative]
enPR: blo͞o Head templates: {{adj|blue|bluer|bluest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Colored blue.
    Sense id: simple-blue-en-adj-JaVyVkTT
  2. If you are blue, you are sad.
    Sense id: simple-blue-en-adj-z9wBtRgP
  3. If a time is blue, it is a sad time. Synonyms: sad, unhappy, depressed
    Sense id: simple-blue-en-adj-G~NdZwTp

Noun

IPA: /bluː/ Audio: en-us-blue.ogg [US], en-uk-blue.ogg [UK] Forms: blue [singular], blues [plural]
enPR: blo͞o Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. One of the colors people can see
    Sense id: simple-blue-en-noun-Q~bkqaEm
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          "text": "The sky was a deep blue above her and golden yellow beyond the village."
        },
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    },
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      "homophones": [
        "blew"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "blue"
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          "text": "He was very blue that day."
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        {
          "text": "It was a blue day at school when he failed the test."
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      "form": "blue",
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    },
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      "form": "bluer",
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    },
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      ],
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