Blue — synonyms, definition

1. blue (a) Austral, Brit, NZ

azure bawdy bluish cerulean daring dejected depressed despondent discouraged disheartened dispirited down down in the dumps downcast downhearted glum heavy immodest immoral indecent • • •

2. blue (Noun) Austral, Brit, NZ

Amytal amobarbital sodium azure bloomer blooper blue air blue angel blue devil blue sky blueing blueness bluestocking bluing blunder boner boo-boo botch brine briny bungle • • •

blue (Noun) — Blue colour or pigment; resembling the colour of the clear sky in the daytime. ex. "he had eyes of bright blue"

blue (Noun) — Blue clothing. ex. "she was wearing blue"

blue (Noun) — Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue. ex. "the Union army was a vast blue"

blue (Noun) — The sky as viewed during daylight. ex. "he shot an arrow into the blue"

blue (Noun) — Used to whiten laundry, hair or give it a bluish tinge.

blue (Noun) — The sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic.

blue (Noun) — Any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.

blue (Noun) — An angry dispute.

blue (Noun) — Someone who has red hair.

blue (Noun) — An embarrassing mistake.

amobarbital article of clothing chromatic color chromatic colour clothing conflict difference difference of opinion dispute dye dyestuff error fault habiliment individual lycaenid lycaenid butterfly mistake mortal organisation • • • Prussian blue Union Army affray altercation aqua aquamarine azure bicker bickering bobble brannigan bull bust-up cerulean clanger cobalt blue dark blue faux pas fluff fracas • • • Lycaena genus Lycaena

3. blue (Adjective) Austral, Brit, NZ

aristocratic aristocratical blasphemous blue-blooded blueish bluey conservative dark dingy disconsolate dismal down in the mouth drab drear dreary gamey gamy gentle gloomy grim • • •

blue (Adjective) — Of the colour intermediate between green and violet; having a colour similar to that of a clear unclouded sky. ex. "October's bright blue weather" ex. "a blue flame" ex. "blue haze of tobacco smoke"

blue (Adjective) — Used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms). ex. "a ragged blue line"

blue (Adjective) — Filled with melancholy and despondency. ex. "lonely and blue in a strange city"

blue (Adjective) — Characterized by profanity or cursing. ex. "blue language"

blue (Adjective) — Suggestive of sexual impropriety. ex. "a blue movie" ex. "blue jokes"

blue (Adjective) — Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy. ex. "a blue family" ex. "blue blood" ex. "the blue-blooded aristocracy"

blue (Adjective) — Morally rigorous and strict. ex. "blue distaste for alcohol"

blue (Adjective) — Causing dejection. ex. "a blue day"

blue (Adjective) — Believing in or supporting tenets of the political right.

4. blue (Verb) Austral, Brit, NZ

blue (Verb) — Turn blue.

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