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bluish

  • adjective
  • /ˈbluːɪʃ/

Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

Other meanings

  1. Somewhat depressed; sad.

Synonyms

  • blue

Related words

  • bluishly
  • bluishness

Word history

From Middle English "blewissh".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bluish” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.