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- [bloo skahy]
- /blu skaɪ/
- /bluː skaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo skahy]
- /blu skaɪ/
Definitions of blue-sky word
- noun blue-sky of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result 3
- verb blue-sky to theorize (about something that may not lead to any practical application) 3
- adjective blue-sky of no value; worthless 3
- adjective blue-sky fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas. 1
- adjective blue-sky (especially of securities) having dubious value; not financially sound: a blue-sky stock. 1
- adjective blue-sky Alternative form of blue-skies. 0
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Origin of blue-sky
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95
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Parts of speech for Blue-sky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blue-sky popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% 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.
Synonyms for blue-sky
adj blue-sky
- apparent — An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
- chimerical — wildly fanciful; imaginary
- deceitful — If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true.
- delusive — tending to delude; misleading
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
Antonyms for blue-sky
adj blue-sky
- factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- true — being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
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