navy blue

na·vy blue

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ney-vee bloo]
- /ˈneɪ vi blu/
- /ˈneɪvi bluː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ney-vee bloo]
- /ˈneɪ vi blu/

Definitions of navy blue words

noun navy blue a dark blue. 1
noun navy blue dark-blue colour 1
adjective navy blue dark blue in colour 1
noun navy blue a dark blue colour 0
noun navy blue (as adjective) 0
adjective navy blue dark blue 0

See all 7 definitions of navy blue

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Origin of navy blue

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Navy blue

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Navy blue

navy blue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

navy blue usage trend in Literature

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