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blue-black

blue-black
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bloo blak]
    • /blu blæk/
    • /bluː blæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo blak]
    • /blu blæk/

Definitions of blue-black word

  • colour blue-black Something that is blue-black is bluish black in colour. 3
  • adjective blue-black of a colour between blue and black 3
  • adjective blue-black black with bluish highlights. 1
  • noun blue-black A very dark blue. 0
See all 4 definitions of blue-black

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Origin of blue-black

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Blue-black

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Blue-black

blue-black popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Related words

  • atroceruleous

    a deep blue-black color.

  • chilean guava

    a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.

  • lowbush blueberry

    a shrub, Vaccinium angustifolium, of eastern North America, having small, white flowers and blue-black fruit.

  • purple martin

    a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.

  • red bay

    an evergreen tree, Persea borbonia, of the eastern coast of the U.S., having faintly bluish-green leaves and blue or blue-black, red-stalked fruit, grown as an ornamental.
All related words to blue-black

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