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blue
[bloo]
noun
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 nanometers.
Synonyms: , ,something having a blue color.
Place the blue next to the red.
a person who wears blue or is a member of a group characterized by some blue symbol.
Tomorrow the blues will play the browns.
(often initial capital letter)a member of the Union army in the American Civil War or the army itself.
any of several blue-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
Printing.blueline.
the blue,
the sky.
the sea.
the remote distance.
They've vanished into the blue somewhere.
adjective
of the color of blue.
a blue tie.
(initial capital letter)of or relating to the Union army in the American Civil War.
(of the skin) discolored by cold, contusion, fear, or vascular collapse.
depressed in spirits; dejected; melancholy.
She felt blue about not being chosen for the team.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,Antonyms:holding or offering little hope; dismal; bleak.
a blue outlook.
Synonyms:characterized by or stemming from rigid morals or religion.
statutes that were blue and unrealistic.
Synonyms: , ,marked by blasphemy.
The air was blue with oaths.
(of an animal's pelage) grayish-blue.
indecent; somewhat obscene; risqué.
a blue joke or film.
Politics.
relating to, supporting, or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States; Democratic.
The county effectively turned blue, with all 38 district judges elected being Democrats.
British.politically conservative.
verb (used with object)
to make blue; dye a blue color.
to tinge with bluing.
Don't blue your clothes till the second rinse.
verb (used without object)
to become or turn blue.
blue
1/ ː /
noun
any of a group of colours, such as that of a clear unclouded sky, that have wavelengths in the range 490–445 nanometres. Blue is the complementary colour of yellow and with red and green forms a set of primary colours
a dye or pigment of any of these colours
blue cloth or clothing
dressed in blue
a sportsperson who represents or has represented Oxford or Cambridge University and has the right to wear the university colour (dark blue for Oxford, light blue for Cambridge)
an Oxford blue
the honour of so representing one's university
an informal name for Tory
any of numerous small blue-winged butterflies of the genera Lampides, Polyommatus , etc: family Lycaenidae
archaicshort for bluestocking
slanga policeman
archery a blue ring on a target, between the red and the black, scoring five points
a blue ball in snooker, etc
another name for blueing
slangan argument or fight
he had a blue with a taxi driver
Also: bluey.slanga court summons, esp for a traffic offence
informala mistake; error
apparently from nowhere; unexpectedly
the opportunity came out of the blue
into the unknown or the far distance
adjective
of the colour blue
(of the flesh) having a purple tinge, as from cold or contusion
depressed, moody, or unhappy
dismal or depressing
a blue day
indecent, titillating, or pornographic
blue films
bluish in colour or having parts or marks that are bluish
a blue fox
a blue whale
rarearistocratic; noble; patrician See blue blood
a blue family
relating to, supporting, or representing the Democratic Party Compare red 1
verb
to make, dye, or become blue
(tr) to treat (laundry) with blueing
slang(tr) to spend extravagantly or wastefully; squander
Blue
2/ ː /
noun
informala nickname for a person with red hair
Other 51Թ Forms
- bluely adverb
- blueness noun
- half-blue adjective
- unblued adjective
- ˈܱ adverb
- ˈܱԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blue1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blue1
Idioms and Phrases
out of the blue, suddenly and unexpectedly.
The inheritance came out of the blue as a stroke of good fortune.
blue in the face, exhausted and speechless, as from excessive anger, physical strain, etc..
I reminded him about it till I was blue in the face.
Example Sentences
Mr Gibson credited Tayside fire and rescue's blue response team for saving their lives and praised the call handler's response as "spectacular".
A family photo from Saturday's event was shared on the same Instagram account featuring Prince William dressed in uniform, Catherine and Charlotte in blue dresses with George and Louis in suits with red ties.
His car is painted with blue and yellow stripes, meaning it looks a lot like a police car.
"The amount of stuff you've got to do... medical appointments, or just extra stuff like forms to fill in, grant applications, blue badge applications."
However, despite two lengthy spells of pressure in the last 10 minutes of the first half, they were rebuffed by a defiant wall of blue.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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