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blue

/ blue /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
Type of:
lycaenid lycaenid butterfly
Has parts:
Lycaena genus Lycaena
adjective satellite Sense 2
used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
"a ragged blue line"
Similar:
northern
adjective satellite Sense 3
low in spirits
"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"
Similar:
dejected
adjective satellite Sense 4
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"
Similar:
chromatic
adjective satellite Sense 5
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"
Similar:
cheerless uncheerful
verb Sense 6
turn blue
Type of:
discolor discolour colour
Derived:
blueness bluing blueing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 7
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
"the Union army was a vast blue"
Type of:
organization organisation
Kinds of:
Union Army
noun Sense 8
the color of the clear sky in the daytime
"he had eyes of bright blue"
Type of:
chromatic color chromatic colour spectral color
Kinds of:
azure cerulean sapphire lazuline sky-blue
noun Sense 9
blue clothing
"she was wearing blue"
Type of:
clothing article of clothing vesture
adjective satellite Sense 10
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"
Similar:
sexy
noun Sense 11
the sky as viewed during daylight
"he shot an arrow into the blue"
Type of:
sky
adjective satellite Sense 12
characterized by profanity or cursing
"foul-mouthed and blasphemous"
"blue language"
"profane words"
Similar:
dirty
noun Sense 13
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
Type of:
amobarbital
noun Sense 14
used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
Type of:
dye dyestuff
adjective satellite Sense 15
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"
Similar:
noble
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
36
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

lycaenid lycaenid butterfly northern dejected chromatic cheerless uncheerful discolor discolour colour organization organisation