powder blue

pow·der blue

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pou-der bloo]
- /ˈpaʊ dər blu/
- /ˈpaʊdə(r) bluː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pou-der bloo]
- /ˈpaʊ dər blu/

Definitions of powder blue words

noun powder blue a pale blue diluted with gray. 1
noun powder blue pale blue colour 1
adjective powder blue pale blue in colour 1
colour powder blue Something that is powder blue is a pale greyish-blue colour. 0
noun powder blue a dusty pale blue colour 0
noun powder blue (as adjective) 0

See all 7 definitions of powder blue

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Origin of powder blue

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Powder blue

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Powder blue

powder blue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% 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.

powder blue usage trend in Literature

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