true-blue

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [troo bloo]
- /tru blu/
- /truː bluː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [troo bloo]
- /tru blu/

Definitions of true-blue word

adjective true-blue unwaveringly loyal or faithful; staunch; unchangingly true. 1
noun true-blue a nonfading blue dye or pigment. 1
noun true-blue a person who is true-blue. 1
noun true-blue (in the 17th century) the color adopted by the Covenanters in contradistinction to the royal red. 1
adjective true-blue If you describe someone as true-blue, you mean that they are right-wing in their ideas and opinions. 0
adjective true-blue A true-blue supporter of something is someone who is very loyal and reliable. 0

See all 9 definitions of true-blue

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Origin of true-blue

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1665-75

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Parts of speech for True-blue

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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true-blue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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 true-blue

adj true-blue

clean-living — having a wholesome lifestyle
devoted — Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.
faithful — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
gone on — past participle of go1 .
hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.

All 14 Synonyms of true-blue