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bluebird

adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbluˌbɝd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B L UW1 B ER2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Sunny and cloudless after a period of snowfall or rain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Sunny and cloudless generally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of various African starlings of the genus Lamprotornis, family Sturnidae, having predominantly glossy blue plumage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

An unexpectedly profitable or large deal that comes to a salesperson with minimal effort.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Someone connected with Cardiff City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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7

noun

Meaning 7

blue North American songbird

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: thrush

8

noun

Meaning 8

fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fairy bluebird

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oscine, oscine bird

History

Etymology

From blue + bird.

From bluebird, from the blue colour of the team's kit.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عصفور أزرق (ʕuṣfūr ʔazraq) — bird of Sialia
  • Catalan: siàlid — bird of Sialia
  • Cherokee: ᏣᏉᎳᏓᎩ (tsaquoladagi) — bird of Sialia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 藍知更鳥 /蓝知更鸟 (lánzhīgēngniǎo) — bird of Sialia
  • Czech: salašník — bird of Sialia
  • Dutch: sialia — bird of Sialia
  • Esperanto: blubirdo — bird of Sialia
  • Finnish: sinikka — bird of Sialia
  • French: merlebleu — bird of Sialia
  • German: Hüttensänger — bird of Sialia
  • Hungarian: kékmadár — bird of Sialia
  • Irish: gormóg — bird of Sialia
  • Italian: sialia — bird of Sialia
  • Lithuanian: mėlynasis strazdas — bird of Sialia
  • Navajo: dóliiłchííʼ — bird of Sialia
  • Norwegian: hyttesanger — bird of Sialia
  • Oneida: talulo꞉lú — bird of Sialia
  • Pennsylvania German: Blovoggel — bird of Sialia
  • Polish: błękitnik — bird of Sialia
  • Russian: лазу́рная пти́ца (lazúrnaja ptíca) — bird of Sialia
  • Russian: сиа́лия (siálija) — bird of Sialia
  • Seneca: ji꞉nyóaeʼ — bird of Sialia
  • Spanish: azulejo — bird of Sialia
  • Taos: sȕléna — bird of Sialia
  • Tewa: say — bird of Sialia
  • Turkish: mavi kuş — bird of Sialia
  • Unami: chihopèkëlis — bird of Sialia
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