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- [bloo]
- /blu/
- /bluː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo]
- /blu/
Definitions of blue word
- colour blue Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day. 3
- noun plural blue The blues is a type of music which was developed by African American musicians in the southern United States. It is characterized by a slow tempo and a strong rhythm. 3
- noun plural blue If you have got the blues, you feel sad and depressed. 3
- adjective blue If you are feeling blue, you are feeling sad or depressed, often when there is no particular reason. 3
- countable noun blue A Cambridge blue or an Oxford blue is a man or woman who has played for Cambridge or Oxford University in a particular sport. 3
- adjective blue Blue films, stories, or jokes are about sex. 3
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Origin of blue
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English blewe < Anglo-French blew, bl(i)u, bl(i)ef blue, livid, discolored, Old French blo, blau (French bleu) < Germanic *blǣwaz; compare Old English blǣwen, contraction of blǣhǣwen deep blue, perse (see blae, hue1), Old Frisian blāw, Middle Dutch blā(u), Old High German blāo (German blau), Old Norse blār
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Parts of speech for Blue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blue usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blue
adj blue
- turquoise — Also, turquois. an opaque mineral, a basic hydrous copper aluminum phosphate often containing a small amount of iron, sky-blue or greenish-blue in color, cut cabochon as a gem. Compare bone turquoise.
- royal — of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign: royal power; a royal palace.
- azure — Azure is used to describe things that are bright blue.
- navy — the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- blue-green — a color about midway between blue and green in the spectrum.
Antonyms for blue
adj blue
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- joyous — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- upbeat — an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
- gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
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