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- [bloo]
- /blu/
- /bluː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo]
- /blu/
Definitions of bluest word
- noun bluest the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm. 1
- abbreviation BLUEST bluing. 1
- noun bluest something having a blue color: Place the blue next to the red. 1
- noun bluest a person who wears blue or is a member of a group characterized by some blue symbol: Tomorrow the blues will play the browns. 1
- noun bluest (often initial capital letter) a member of the Union army in the American Civil War or the army itself. Compare gray1 (def 13). 1
- abbreviation BLUEST bluestocking. 1
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Origin of bluest
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 Bluest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bluest 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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