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bluish

adj · 4 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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  • /ˈbluːɪʃ/
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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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
  • Shor: кӧгӱлдӱрӱм — somewhat blue in color
  • Slovak: modrastý — somewhat blue in color
  • Spanish: azulado — somewhat blue in color
  • Swedish: blåaktig — somewhat blue in color
  • Turkish: gökçül — somewhat blue in color
  • Turkish: mavimsi — somewhat blue in color
  • Turkish: mavimtırak — somewhat blue in color
  • Volapük: blövilik — somewhat blue in color
  • Volapük: yuliblik — somewhat blue in color
  • Volapük: luyulibik — somewhat blue in color