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sky blue en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. Of a vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.
    • “Hi! Kostandi!” called out an old sailor in a sky-blue cloak. “How are things with you?” 1952, Nikos Kazantzakis, chapter 1, in Carl Wildman, transl., Zorba the Greek, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, translation of Βίος και πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά [Víos kai politeía tou Aléxi Zormpá], →ISBN, page 3:
    • Near-synonyms: baby blue, powder blue, eggshell blue, robin's-egg blue

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most sky blue Degree=Sup lexicographic
sky-blue alternative lexicographic
more sky blue Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Coordinates

cerulean · more at blues

Synonyms

powder blue · eggshell blue · baby blue · robin's-egg blue

Translations (84)

sq kaltër (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · fo fagurbláur (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · eo lazura (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · cs blankytná (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ms biru langit (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · fi vaaleansininen (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · lb hellblo (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · pa ਅਸਮਾਨੀ (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · lb himmelblo (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · it celeste (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · de azurblau (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · udm чагыр (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · es celeste (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · tt зәңгәр (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · tr gök mavisi (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ro albastru ca cerul (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · mi kikorangi (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ky көгүш (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · bg небе́сносин (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · et taevasinine (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · myv менельсэнь (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · be блакі́тны (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · pt azul-celeste (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ckt йъыпэральын (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ja 空色の (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · fa آسمانگون (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · no lyseblå (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · zza azmeni (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · kpv кельыдлӧз (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · sv ljusblå (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · el γαλάζιος (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · sh nebesko plava (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · fi taivaansininen (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ty ninamu reva (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ko 하늘색 (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · tyv ак-көк (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · rap moana tea (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ps اسماني (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · az asmanrəng (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ar أَسْمَانْجُونِيّ (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · sh nebesko plavetnilo (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · da himmelblå (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · fa آسمانرنگ (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · cmn 天藍色 /天蓝色 (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · da lyseblå (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · fo himmalbláur (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · gu વાદળી (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · fa آبی آسمانی (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · mg herin-javona (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ro azur (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · gag çakır (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · zza asmeni (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ar سَمَاوِيّ (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · hu égszínkék (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · fr bleu ciel (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · cv сенкер (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · vo silablövik (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ru небе́сно-голубо́й (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · la caeruleus (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · hi आसमानी (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · mhr канде (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · pl błękitny (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · tl kulay-langit (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · mrj кловой (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · gv speyr-ghorrym (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · hy երկնագույն (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ps شين (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · sv himmelsblå (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ka ცისფერი (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ur آسمانی (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · sah халлаан күөх (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · qu qhusi (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · kpv югыдлӧз (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · cmn 蔚藍 /蔚蓝 (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · hop sakwa (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · sk belasý (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · id biru langit (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ga spéirghorm (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ky көгүлтүр (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ru голубо́й (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · de himmelblau (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · th ฟ้า (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · tl bughaw-langit (light blue — see also dark blue, blue) · ru лазу́рный (light blue — see also dark blue, blue)

sky blue en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.
    • Near-synonyms: baby blue, powder blue, eggshell blue, robin's-egg blue
  2. (countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable) Milk excessively diluted with water, or from which the cream was too closely skimmed.
    • Hence, Suffolk dairy wives run mad for cream, And leave their milk with nothing but the name; Its name derision and reproach pursue, And strangers tell of three-times-skimm'd sky-blue. 1800, Robert Bloomfield, The Farmer's Boy:
    • To be sure, your Aunt Betsey lives in a brick house, and has a sight of furniture, […] yet she has all her bread to buy by the loaf, and the milk is sky-blue; as to cream, I don't believe they ever heard on't. 1836, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, The Poor Rich Man, and the Rich Poor Man:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sky-blue alternative lexicographic
sky blues Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

more at blues · cerulean

Synonyms

robin's-egg blue · powder blue · baby blue · eggshell blue

Translations (42)

pl błękit (colour) · az abı (colour) · es azul cielo (colour) · tl kulay-langit (colour) · et taevasina (colour) · ja 空色 (colour) · th สีฟ้า (colour) · tly abi (colour) · pt azul-celeste (colour) · es celeste (colour) · zza azmani (colour) · es cerúleo (colour) · vo silablöv (colour) · mg ngerona (colour) · ro albastru ca cerul (colour) · eu oztin (colour) · sv ljusblå (colour) · az mavi (colour) · ru небе́сно-голубо́й (colour) · nv yágo dootłʼizh (colour) · it celeste (colour) · ko 하늘색 (colour) · ru голубо́й (colour) · moe kauasheshkunat (colour) · ps اسماني (colour) · ps شين (colour) · fr bleu ciel (colour) · fi taivaansininen (colour) · de Himmelblau (colour) · hop sakwa (colour) · ja みずいろ (colour) · nog коьгилдим (colour) · af hemelsblou (colour) · he תְּכֵלֶת (colour) · cmn 天藍色 /天蓝色 (colour) · ka ცისფერი (colour) · hy երկնագույն (colour) · bg небе́сносин (colour) · ca blau cel (colour) · tl bughaw-langit (colour) · cs blankyt (colour) · pl błękitność (colour)