bluish C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈbluːɪʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #45657 Meanings 1 adj Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue. Riding high on love's true bluish light. 2 adj Somewhat depressed; sad. To this day, I usually read my Bible a couple of times a day, and I still enjoy attempting to express my feelings through poetry, especially when I'm feeling bluish. 3 adj of the color intermediate between green and violet 4 adj Alternative spelling of Blewish. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adj · of the color intermediate... blueblueish More blueycaesiouscerulescent ↔ Opposites achromaticcolorless Word family Derived forms bluishlybluishness Related forms bluingcold Common collocations bluish green Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bluish **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbluːɪʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 45657 ## Meanings 1. Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue. 2. Somewhat depressed; sad. 3. of the color intermediate between green and violet 4. Alternative spelling of Blewish. ## Examples - Riding high on love's true bluish light. - To this day, I usually read my Bible a couple of times a day, and I still enjoy attempting to express my feelings through poetry, especially when I'm feeling bluish. ## Synonyms - bluey - caesious - cerulescent ## Antonyms - achromatic - colorless ## Derived Forms - bluishly - bluishness ## Related Forms - bluing - cold ## Etymology From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish. ## Topics - Animals markdown