BLUISH

blue, bluish, blueish

(adjective) of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; ā€œOctoberā€™s bright blue weatherā€- Helen Hunt Jackson; ā€œa blue flameā€; ā€œblue haze of tobacco smokeā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bluish (comparative more bluish, superlative most bluish)

Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

(figuratively) Somewhat depressed; sad.

Anagrams

• lubish

Source: Wiktionary


Blu"ish, a.

Definition: Somewhat blue; as, bluish veins. "Bluish mists." Dryden.

– Blu"ish*ly, adv.

– Blu"ish*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; ā€œthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ā€˜Let them eat cakeā€™ā€


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