blue

blue  (bl)

n.

1. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 490 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation, whose hue is that of a clear daytime sky; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.

2.

a. A pigment or dye imparting this hue.

b. Bluing.

3.

a. An object having this hue.

b. Dress or clothing of this hue: The ushers wore blue.

4.

a. A person who wears a blue uniform.

b. blues A dress blue uniform, especially that of the U.S. Army.

5. often Blue

a. A member of the Union Army in the Civil War.

b. The Union Army.

6. A bluefish.

7. A small blue butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

8.

a. The sky.

b. The sea.

adj. blu·er, blu·est

1. Of the color blue.

2. Bluish or having parts that are blue or bluish, as the blue spruce and the blue whale.

3. Having a gray or purplish color, as from cold or contusion.

4. Wearing blue.

5.

a. Gloomy; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed.

b. Dismal; dreary: a blue day.

6. Puritanical; strict.

7. Aristocratic; patrician.

8. Indecent; risqué: a blue joke; a blue movie.

tr. & intr.v. blued, blu·ing, blues

To make or become blue.

Idioms:

blue in the face

At the point of extreme exasperation: I argued with them until I was blue in the face.

into the blue

At a far distance; into the unknown: spontaneously take a trip into the blue.

out of the blue

1. From an unexpected or unforeseen source: criticism that came out of the blue.

2. At a completely unexpected time: a long-unseen friend who appeared out of the blue.

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[Middle English blue, bleu, from Old French bleu, of Germanic origin; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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bluely adv.

blueness n.

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blue

Noun

1. the colour of a clear unclouded sky

2. anything blue, such as blue clothing or blue paint: she is clothed in blue

3. a sportsman who represents or has represented Oxford or Cambridge University

4. Brit informal a Tory

5. Austral & NZ slang an argument or fight

6. Also: (bluey) Austral & NZ slang a court summons

7. Austral & NZ informal a mistake

8. out of the blue unexpectedly

Adjective

[bluer, bluest]

1. of the colour blue; of the colour of a clear unclouded sky

2. (of the flesh) having a purple tinge from cold

3. depressed or unhappy

4. pornographic: blue movies

Verb

blueing or bluing, blued

1. to make or become blue or bluer

2. Old-fashioned, informal to spend extravagantly or wastefully: I consoled myself by blueing my royalty cheque

See also blues [Old French bleu]

blueness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blue - blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" blueness chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue azure, cerulean, lazuline, sky-blue, sapphire - a light shade of blue powder blue - a pale blue color with grey in it steel blue - a greyish blue color Prussian blue - a dark greenish-blue color dark blue, navy blue, navy - a dark shade of blue cobalt blue, greenish blue, peacock blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise - a shade of blue tinged with green purplish blue, royal blue - a shade of blue tinged with purple ultramarine - a vivid blue to purple-blue color
	2.	blue - blue clothing; "she was wearing blue" article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
	3.	blue - any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue" organization, organisation - a group of people who work together Union Army - the northern army during the American Civil War
	4.	blue - the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" blue air, blue sky, wild blue yonder sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
	5.	blue - used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge blueing, bluing dye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
	6.	blue - the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic amobarbital sodium, Amytal, blue angel, blue devil amobarbital - a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant
	7.	blue - any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly - any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae genus Lycaena, Lycaena - type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper
Verb	1.	blue - turn blue discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
Adj.	1.	blue - of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" blueish, bluish chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
	2.	blue - used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line" northern - in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities"
	3.	blue - filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" down in the mouth, downhearted, low-spirited, gloomy, downcast, dispirited, depressed, grim, down, low dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
	4.	blue - characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" profane, blasphemous dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
	5.	blue - suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" gamey, gamy, naughty, risque, spicy, racy, juicy sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
	6.	blue - belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" aristocratic, aristocratical, blue-blooded, patrician, gentle noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
	7.	blue - morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" puritanic, puritanical nonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
	8.	blue - causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" dismal, drear, dreary, disconsolate, gloomy, dingy, drab, sorry, grim, dark cheerless, depressing, uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"

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blue

adjective 1. depressed, low, sad, unhappy, fed up, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, glum, dejected, despondent, downcast, down in the dumps (informal) down in the mouth, low-spirited, down-hearted << OPPOSITE happy

adjective 2. smutty, dirty, naughty, obscene, indecent, vulgar, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal) bawdy, near the knuckle (informal) << OPPOSITE respectable

plural noun 3. depression, gloom, melancholy, unhappiness, despondency, the hump Brit. (informal) dejection, moodiness, low spirits, the dumps (informal) doldrums, gloominess, glumness

Translations

blue [bluː] adj → azul;

blue film → película porno;

blue joke → chiste verde;

once in a blue moon → de higos a brevas;

to come out of the blue (fig) → ser completamente inesperado see also blues

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blue [bluː] adj → bleu(e) (= depressed); triste;

blue film/joke → film m/histoire f pornographique;

(only) once in a blue moon → tous les trente-six du mois;

out of the blue (fig) → à l'improviste, sans qu'on s'y attende

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blue [bluː] adj → blau;

(depressed) → deprimiert, niedergeschlagen

n out of the blue (fig) → aus heiterem Himmel;

blues n (Mus): the blues → der Blues;

blue film → Pornofilm m;

blue joke → schlüpfriger Witz m;

(only) once in a blue moon → (nur) alle Jubeljahre einmal;

to have the blues → deprimiert or niedergeschlagen sein

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blue [bluː] adj → azzurro/a, celeste;

(darker) → blu inv;

blue film/joke → film/barzelletta pornografico(a);

(only) once in a blue moon → a ogni morte di papa;

out of the blue (fig) → all'improvviso see also blues

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blue

adj blue [bluː]

1 of the colour of a cloudless sky blue paint; Her eyes are blue. blou أزْرَق син modrý blå blau μπλε, γαλάζιος azul sinine آبی sininen bleu כָּחֹל @@@כָּחוֹל$$$ नीला plavo kék biru blár litur blu, azzurro 青い 푸른 mėlynas zils biru blauw blå(farget) niebieski azul al­bas­­tru голубой, синий modrý moder plav blå ฟ้า; น้ำเงิน mavi 藍色 синій; блакитний نیلا xanh 蓝色

2 sad or depressed I'm feeling blue today. af, depressief حَزين، كَئيب унил sklíčený, smutný i dårligt humør; deprimeret niedergeschlagen sein μελαγχολικός triste, deprimido, melancólico kurvameelne محزون؛ دلگیر alakuloinen déprimé דִכָּאוֹן @@@דִּיכָּאוֹן$$$ दुखी भावना potišten rosszkedvű sedih dapur depresso 憂うつな 우울한 liūdnas, prislėgtas drūms; nomākts sedih zwaarmoedig nedfor, «deppa», utafor przygnębiony deprimido trist подавленный, в состоянии хандры sklesnutý potrt tužan nere, deppig เศร้าใจ efkârlı, hüzünlü, kederli 沮喪的 понурий, засмучений افسردہ ، اداس chán nản 沮丧的

n

1 the colour of a cloudless sky That is a beautiful blue. blou اللون الأزرق син, лазурен modř, modrá barva blå das Blau το γαλάζιο χρώμα azul sinine رنگ آبی sininen bleu כָּחֹל @@@כָּחוֹל$$$ नीला रंग modrina (kék) ég warna langit cerah himinblámi blu, azzurro 青色 파랑 mėlynumas, žydrumas zila krāsa langit biru blauw (himmelens) blå lazur azul albastru голубой, синий цвет modrá farba sinjina plavetnilo blå färg, blått สีฟ้า; สีน้ำเงิน mavi 天藍色 синій колір آسمانی رنگ màu xanh 天蓝色

2 a blue paint, material etc We'll have to get some more blue. blou دِهانٌ أزْرَق синьо modř, modrá barva blå(t) das Blau υλικό μπλε χρώματος (π.χ. μπογιά) azul sinine رنگدانۀ آبی sininen väri bleu צֶבָע כָּחֹל @@@כָּחוֹל$$$ एक नीला पेंट या सामग्री plava boja kék (szín) cat biru blá málning blu 青の絵具 파랑 염료 mėlyni dažai materiāls zilā krāsā cat biru blauw blått błękit azul albastru голубой, синий цвет modrá farba modra barva plava farba blå, blått สีฟ้า; สีน้ำเงิน mavi boya 藍顏料 синя фарба روغن کا رنگ phẩm xanh, sơn xanh 蓝颜料

3 the sky or the sea The balloon floated off into the blue. bloute السَّماءُ أو البَحْر море, небе modro, modrojas ud i det blå das Blau ουρανός, θάλασσα cielo; mar taevas, meri آسمان؛ دریا taivas, meri ciel הַיָם, הַשָׁמַים आसमान या समुद्र plavetnilo (kék) ég, (kék) tenger langit himin-/hafblámi cielo; mare 空, 海 하늘, 바다 mėlynė zilgme; jūra biru lucht, zee himmelen błękit azul cer небо; море diaľka modrina plavetnilo det blå ท้องฟ้าหรือทะเล gökyüzü ya da deniz 藍天；碧海 небо; море آسمان یا سمندر bầu trời, biển cả 蓝天；碧海

n blueness

blouerigheid زُرْقَه син цвят modř det at være blåfarvet; det at være i dårligt humør die Bläue το μπλε χρώμα ως ιδιότητα azul, lo azul sina حزن؛ اندوه sinisyys bleu עַצבוּת, דִכדוּך नीलापन plavetnilo, modrina kékség biru blámi; blár litur azzurro 青さ 푸름 mėlynumas zilums kebiruan blauwheid det å være blåfarget; nedtrykthet błękit azul albăstreală синева modrosť sinjina plavetnilo blåhet ความเป็นสีฟ้าหรือสีน้ำเงิน mavilik 藍色 синява, блакитність نیلاہٹ sự buồn chán 蓝色

adj bluish

quite blue; close to blue a bluish green. blou مائِلٌ إلى الزُّرْقَه синкав modravý, namodralý blålig; blå- bläulich γαλαζωπός azulado sinakas مایل به آبی sinertävä bleuâtre כְּחַלחַל नीलापन लिए plavo kékes kebiru-biruan bláleitur bluastro, azzurrognolo 青みがかった 푸르스름한 melsvas zilgans kebiru-biruan blauwachtig blålig niebieskawy azulado albăstrui, albăstriu голубоватый, синеватый modravý modrikast plavkast blåaktig ซึ่งเป็นสีฟ้าหรือสีน้ำเงิน mavimtrak 帶藍色的 синюватий نیلاہٹ بھرا hơi xanh 带蓝色的

n bluebottle

a kind of large house-fly with a blue abdomen. brommer ذُبابَةٌ زَرْقاء вид голяма синя муха masařka spyflue der Brummer κρεατόμυγα moscón lihakärbes نوعی خرمگس lihakärpänen mouche bleue זְבוּב הַתּכֶלֶת मक्खी muha zujara húslégy lalat besar fiskifluga, maðkafluga, húsfluga moscone azzurro あおばえ 청파리 mėsinė musė zilā muša langau biru bromvlieg spyflue mucha mięsna varejeira muscă albastră трупная муха mäsiarka mesarska muha vrsta muve spyfluga แมลงวันหัวเขียว mavi at sineği 綠頭大蒼蠅 м'ясна муха نیلے رنگ کی مکھی nhặng xanh 绿头大苍蝇

adj bluecollar

(of workers) wearing overalls and working in factories etc Blue collar workers are demanding the same pay as office staff. blouboordjie أصْحابُ الياقَةِ الزَّرْقاء: العَمّال работнически dělnický industri-; fabriks-; special- blauer Arbeitsanzug εργάτης εργοστασίου obrero sinikrae- کارگران فنی و نیمه فنی col bleu צַווָארוֹן כָּחוֹל शारीरिक श्रम करने वाले श्रमिक fizički, industrijski fizikai munkás pekerja kasar verkamanna-, iðnverkamanna- operaio 筋肉労働者の 육체 노동자의 fizinio darbo darbininkas fiziska darba [] pekerja kolar biru hand-, handen- arbeider- pracownik fizyczny operário salahor, care munceşte cu braţele производственный рабочий, синий воротничок robotnícky delovni pajac radnički arbetar- ซึ่งเป็นชนชั้นแรงงาน işçi sınıfından 藍領工人 робітничої професії فیکٹری میں کام کرنے والے lao động chân tay 蓝领工人

n blueprint

a detailed photographic plan of work to be carried out the blueprints for a new aircraft. bloudruk مُخَطَّطٌ تَفْصيلي подробен план/проект/описание plán, nákres blåtryk die Blaupause προσχέδιο anteproyecto sinikoopia, plaan نقشۀ کلی sinikopio, suunnitelma bleu תַרשִים अन्तिम रूप-रेखा nacrt tervrajz rancangan áætlun, uppdráttur progetto 青写真 청사진 brėžinys, planas plāns; projekts merangka tindak blauwdruk plan; blåkopi, lyskopi projekt plano plan, schiţă светокопия (technicky) modrák načrt plan planritning, utkast พิมพ์เขียว ozalit kopya 藍圖 детальний проект, план کام کرنے کے لئے مفصل نقشہ bản kế hoạch 蓝图

once in a blue moon

very seldom He visits his mother once in a blue moon. selde نادِرٌ، قَلَّمـا يَحْدُث много рядко jednou za uherský rok sjældent alle Jubeljahre μια στο τόσο de higos a brevas haruharva به ندرت؛ تقریباً هرگز ani harvoin tous les trente-six du mois פָּעַם בְּיוֹבֵל कभी-कभार vrlo rijetko hébe-hóba jarang sekali mjög sjaldan di rado, ogni morte di papa ごくまれに 아주 드물게 labai retai ļoti reti sangat jarang een hoogstenkele keer en gang hvert jubelår bardzo rzadko, raz od wielkiego święta raramente din an în Paşti очень редко raz za uhorský rok na vsake kvatre enkrat veoma retko sällan eller aldrig ไม่บ่อย kırk yılda bir, pek ender 千載難逢 дуже рідко کبھی کبھار hiếm khi 千载难逢

out of the blue

without warning He arrived out of the blue, without phoning first. uit die bloute فَجْأه، على غَيْرِ انتِظار изведнъж z čista jasna, znenadání uden varsel aus heiterem Himmel απροειδοποίητα, ξαφνικά como caído del cielo, de improviso nagu välk selgest taevast ناگهان؛ غیرمنتظره täysin odottamatta à l'improviste פִּתְאוֹם बिना कोई खोज-खबर दिए iznenada hirtelen tiba-tiba úr heiðskíru lofti, öllum að óvörum all'improvviso 出し抜けに 불시에 kaip perkūnas iš giedro dangaus pēkšņi; bez brīdinājuma tiba-tiba datang onverwacht uten varsel niespodziewanie, ni stąd ni zowąd de surpresa pe neaşteptate внезапно, без предупреждения znenazdania kar na lepem iznenada utan förvarning, helt oväntat ไม่ได้บอกล่วงหน้า ansızın, beklenmedik bir zamanda, pat diye 突然地 несподівано; як грім з неба اچانک ، دفعۃً hoàn toàn bất ngờ 突然地

the blues

low spirits; depression He's got the blues today but he's usually cheerful. depressiwiteit, terneergedruktheid كآبه отчаяние smutná/mrzutá nálada melankoli; tungsind die Schwermut μελαγχολία, κατήφεια melancolía, depresión masendus افسرده؛ غمگین masennus cafard בְּלוּז अवसाद, मायूसी melankolija rossz hangulat tekanan jiwa þunglyndi depressione 気のふさぎ 우울 bloga/prislėgta nuotaika, depresija grūtsirdība; depresija sugul zwaarmoedigheid melankoli, tungsinn chandra depressão depri­mare, tristeţe хандра zlá nálada potrtost tuga deppighet, [] deppig ความเศร้าเสียใจ hüzün, iç sıkıntısı 憂鬱，垂頭喪氣 меланхолія, нудьга رنجیدہ ہونا، مایوس ہونا sự buồn chán 忧郁，垂头丧气