Dictionary

bluish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbluːɪʃ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish.

Meanings

1. Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
   • Riding high on love's true bluish light 1978, “Heart of Glass”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie:
2. (figuratively) Somewhat depressed; sad.
   • To this day, I usually read my Bible a couple of times a day, and I still enjoy attempting to express my feelings through poetry, especially when I'm feeling bluish. 2009, John Wooden, Jay Carty, Coach Wooden One-On-One:

Forms

Antonyms

achromatic · colorless

Deriveds

bluishness · bluishly

Hypernyms

tinted

Hyponyms

livid · turquoisey

Relateds

bluing · cold

Synonyms

bluish · bluey · cerulescent · caesious

Translations (58)

tr gökçül (somewhat blue in color) · sk modrastý (somewhat blue in color) · it azzurrastro (somewhat blue in color) · nn blåaktig (somewhat blue in color) · ca blavós (somewhat blue in color) · es azulado (somewhat blue in color) · br arc'hlas (somewhat blue in color) · rm blauent (somewhat blue in color) · vo yuliblik (somewhat blue in color) · tr mavimsi (somewhat blue in color) · vo luyulibik (somewhat blue in color) · gl azulino (somewhat blue in color) · it bluastro (somewhat blue in color) · pdt bleiwlich (somewhat blue in color) · he כְּחַלְחַל (somewhat blue in color) · nb blålig (somewhat blue in color) · ru голубова́тый (somewhat blue in color) · fi sinertävä (somewhat blue in color) · ga scothghorm (somewhat blue in color) · tr mavimtırak (somewhat blue in color) · fr légèrement bleu (somewhat blue in color) · myv сэняжа (somewhat blue in color) · rm blavaint (somewhat blue in color) · fr bleuté (somewhat blue in color) · br damc'hlas (somewhat blue in color) · sv blåaktig (somewhat blue in color) · it azzurrognolo (somewhat blue in color) · ru синева́тый (somewhat blue in color) · ca blavenc (somewhat blue in color) · ast azuláu (somewhat blue in color) · cs modravý (somewhat blue in color) · lv zilgans (somewhat blue in color) · ro albăstrui (somewhat blue in color) · io bluatra (somewhat blue in color) · lv iezils (somewhat blue in color) · hu kékes (somewhat blue in color) · nn blåleg (somewhat blue in color) · ca blavís (somewhat blue in color) · ro albăstriu (somewhat blue in color) · vo blövilik (somewhat blue in color) · cjs кӧгӱлдӱрӱм (somewhat blue in color) · ka მოცისფრო (somewhat blue in color) · fr bleuâtre (somewhat blue in color) · eo blueta (somewhat blue in color) · mr निळसर (somewhat blue in color) · ka მოლურჯო (somewhat blue in color) · de bläulich (somewhat blue in color) · pt azulado (somewhat blue in color) · nl blauwig (somewhat blue in color) · nog коькшил (somewhat blue in color) · rm blauaint (somewhat blue in color) · lv iezilgans (somewhat blue in color) · nb blåaktig (somewhat blue in color) · gl azulado (somewhat blue in color) · xal көквр (somewhat blue in color) · hy կապտավուն (somewhat blue in color) · bg синкав (somewhat blue in color) · rm blovaint (somewhat blue in color)