Phrase guide

light blue

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pale blue colour: sky blue or similar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Cambridge rowing team.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, rowing, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English light blewe, equivalent to light + blue.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ligblou — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Albanian: kaltër — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Southern Altai: кӧк (kök) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Arabic: سَمَاوِيّ (samāwiyy) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Arabic: لَبَنِيّ (labaniyy) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Arabic: سَمَاوي (samāwi) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Armenian: երկնագույն (erknaguyn) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Armenian: բաց կապույտ (bacʻ kapuyt) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Armenian: մավի (mavi) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Armenian: մով (mov) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Belarusian: блакітны (blakitny) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Danish: lyseblå — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Esperanto: helbluo — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Finnish: vaaleansininen — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • French: bleu clair — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • German: hellblau — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Hungarian: világoskék — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Japanese: 青 (ao) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Kaitag: зяв (zəv) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Khalaj: âbi — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Lakota: tȟósaŋ — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Latin: venetus — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Lithuanian: žydras — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Luxembourgish: hellblo — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Manchu: ᠯᠠᠮᡠᡴᠠᠨ (lamukan) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Mongolian: цэнхэр (cenxer) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lyseblå — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lyseblå — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Persian: آبی روشن (âbi-ye rowšan) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Polish: bławy — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Polish: bladoniebieski — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Polish: modrawy — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Polish: jasnoniebieski — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Polish: błękitny — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Portuguese: azul claro — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Romanian: bleu — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Russian: голубой (goluboj) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Spanish: azul claro — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Spanish: celeste — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Swedish: ljusblå — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Tamil: இளநீலம் (iḷanīlam) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Ottoman Turkish: گوك — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Ukrainian: блаки́тний (blakýtnyj) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Ukrainian: голуби́й (holubýj) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar
  • Uyghur: كۆكۈچ (köküch) — a pale blue colour: sky blue or similar