blue
adjective
[ bluː ]
• of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.
• "the clear blue sky"
Similar:
sky blue,
azure,
cobalt (blue),
sapphire,
cerulean,
navy (blue),
saxe (blue),
Oxford blue,
Cambridge blue,
ultramarine,
lapis lazuli,
indigo,
aquamarine,
turquoise,
teal (blue),
cyan,
of the colour of the sky,
of the colour of the sea,
• (of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed.
• "he's feeling blue"
Similar:
depressed,
down,
sad,
saddened,
unhappy,
melancholy,
miserable,
sorrowful,
gloomy,
dejected,
downhearted,
disheartened,
despondent,
dispirited,
low,
in low spirits,
low-spirited,
heavy-hearted,
glum,
morose,
dismal,
downcast,
cast down,
tearful,
down in the dumps,
down in the mouth,
fed up,
• (of a film, joke, or story) having sexual or pornographic content.
• "a blue movie"
Similar:
indecent,
dirty,
rude,
coarse,
vulgar,
bawdy,
lewd,
racy,
risqué,
salacious,
naughty,
wicked,
improper,
unseemly,
smutty,
spicy,
raw,
off colour,
ribald,
Rabelaisian,
pornographic,
filthy,
obscene,
offensive,
prurient,
sordid,
low,
profane,
foul,
vile,
erotic,
arousing,
sexy,
suggestive,
titillating,
explicit,
near the knuckle/bone,
nudge-nudge,
porn,
porno,
X-rated,
triple-X,
XXX,
raunchy,
skin,
fruity,
saucy,
adult,
• politically conservative.
• "the successful blue candidate"
blue
noun
• blue colour or pigment.
• "she was dressed in blue"
• a small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown.
• a person who has represented Cambridge University (a Cambridge blue ) or Oxford University (an Oxford blue ) at a particular sport in a match between the two universities.
• "a flyweight boxing blue"
• an argument or fight.
• "did you have a blue or what?"
• a mistake.
• "his tactical blue in saying the opposition wasn't ready to govern"
• a nickname for a red-headed person.
• "only an Aussie could make a red-headed man ‘Blue.’"
• a supporter of the Conservative Party.
blue
verb
• make or become blue.
• "the light dims, bluing the retina"
• wash (white clothes) with bluing.
• "they blued the shirts and starched the uniforms"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bleu, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English blǣwen ‘blue’ and Old Norse blár ‘dark blue’ (see also blaeberry).
blue
verb
• squander or recklessly spend (money).
Origin:
mid 19th century: perhaps a variant of blow1.
