adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈbluːɪʃ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Somewhat depressed; sad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Alternative spelling of Blewish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky- Helen Hunt Jackson
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
October's bright blue weather
a blue flame
blue haze of tobacco smoke
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blue, blueish
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
կապտավուն
(kaptavun)
— somewhat blue in color
Asturian:
azuláu
— somewhat blue in color
Breton:
arc'hlas
— somewhat blue in color
Breton:
damc'hlas
— somewhat blue in color
Bulgarian:
синкав
(sinkav)
— somewhat blue in color
Catalan:
blavós
— somewhat blue in color
Catalan:
blavenc
— somewhat blue in color
Catalan:
blavís
— somewhat blue in color
Czech:
modravý
— somewhat blue in color
Dutch:
blauwig
— somewhat blue in color
Erzya:
сэняжа
(sëńaža)
— somewhat blue in color
Esperanto:
blueta
— somewhat blue in color
Finnish:
sinertävä
— somewhat blue in color
French:
bleuâtre
— somewhat blue in color
French:
bleuté
— somewhat blue in color
French:
légèrement bleu
— somewhat blue in color
Galician:
azulado
— somewhat blue in color
Galician:
azulino
— somewhat blue in color
Georgian:
მოლურჯო
(molurǯo)
— somewhat blue in color
Georgian:
მოცისფრო
(mocispro)
— somewhat blue in color
German:
bläulich
— somewhat blue in color
Hebrew:
כְּחַלְחַל
(k'khalkhal)
— somewhat blue in color
Hungarian:
kékes
— somewhat blue in color
Ido:
bluatra
— somewhat blue in color
Irish:
scothghorm
— somewhat blue in color
Italian:
bluastro
— somewhat blue in color
Italian:
azzurrastro
— somewhat blue in color
Italian:
azzurrognolo
— somewhat blue in color
Kalmyk:
көквр
(kökvr)
— somewhat blue in color
Latvian:
iezils
— somewhat blue in color
Latvian:
zilgans
— somewhat blue in color
Latvian:
iezilgans
— somewhat blue in color
Marathi:
निळसर
(niḷsar)
— somewhat blue in color
Nogai:
коькшил
(kökşil)
— somewhat blue in color
Norwegian Bokmål:
blålig
— somewhat blue in color
Norwegian Bokmål:
blåaktig
— somewhat blue in color
Norwegian Nynorsk:
blåleg
— somewhat blue in color
Norwegian Nynorsk:
blåaktig
— somewhat blue in color
Plautdietsch:
bleiwlich
— somewhat blue in color
Portuguese:
azulado
— somewhat blue in color
Romanian:
albăstriu
— somewhat blue in color
Romanian:
albăstrui
— somewhat blue in color
Romansh:
blauent
— somewhat blue in color
Romansh:
blovaint
— somewhat blue in color
Romansh:
blavaint
— somewhat blue in color
Romansh:
blauaint
— somewhat blue in color
Russian:
синева́тый
(sinevátyj)
— somewhat blue in color
Russian:
голубова́тый
(golubovátyj)
— somewhat blue in color