bluebird

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US/ˈbluˌbɝd/

noun

Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

bluebird1

nounbluebird (plural bluebirds)

plural bluebirds

  1. Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.
  2. Any of various African starlings of the genus Lamprotornis, family Sturnidae, having predominantly glossy blue plumage.
  3. businessAn unexpectedly profitable or large deal that comes to a salesperson with minimal effort.
adjectivebluebird (comparative more bluebird, superlative most bluebird)

comparative more bluebird · superlative most bluebird

  1. hobbiesSunny and cloudless after a period of snowfall or rain.

    Nothing warms the soul like waking up to fresh powder and a bluebird sky on a cold November morning.

    2024 June 11, Jeff Cameron, “Winter is Here”, in Jackson Hole, retrieved 14 Nov 2025
    2 more examples

    We reached the top of the mountain, stepping out of the tram to the most bluebird day I had ever seen. I looked out onto Mineral Basin, to see miles and miles of gnarly snowcapped mountains and trees peppered across the landscape. Was I in heaven?

    2022 July 2, Ellie Tyerech, “To the Mountains We Go”, in Ellie Tyerech, retrieved 14 Nov 2025

    The day was bluebird, and we marveled once again at the wonder of having this playground to ourselves.

    2025, Chris Wright, “Stjerntinden, Northeast Face”, in American Alpine Club, retrieved 14 Nov 2025
  2. Sunny and cloudless generally.

Bluebird2

nounBluebird (plural Bluebirds)

plural Bluebirds

  1. ball gamesSomeone connected with Cardiff City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

Broader
oscineoscine bird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

bluebird · noun, adjective

From blue + bird.

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Bluebird · noun

From bluebird, from the blue colour of the team's kit.

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Translations

Arabic عصفور أزرق
  • عصفور أزرق (ʕuṣfūr ʔazraq)bird of Sialia
Catalan siàlid
  • siàlidbird of Sialia
Chinese Mandarin 藍知更鳥 /蓝知更鸟
  • 藍知更鳥 /蓝知更鸟 (lánzhīgēngniǎo)bird of Sialia
Czech salašník
  • salašníkbird of Sialia
Dutch sialia
  • sialiabird of Sialia
Esperanto blubirdo
  • blubirdobird of Sialia
Finnish sinikka
  • sinikkabird of Sialia
French merlebleu
  • merlebleubird of Sialia
German Hüttensänger
  • Hüttensängerbird of Sialia
Hungarian kékmadár
  • kékmadárbird of Sialia
Irish gormóg
  • gormógbird of Sialia
Italian sialia
  • sialiabird of Sialia
Lithuanian mėlynasis strazdas
  • mėlynasis strazdasbird of Sialia
Norwegian hyttesanger
  • hyttesangerbird of Sialia
Polish błękitnik
  • błękitnikbird of Sialia
Russian лазу́рная пти́ца, сиа́лия
  • лазу́рная пти́ца (lazúrnaja ptíca)bird of Sialia
  • сиа́лия (siálija)bird of Sialia
Spanish azulejo
  • azulejobird of Sialia
Turkish mavi kuş
  • mavi kuşbird of Sialia
Cite this entry
APA

bluebird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bluebird

MLA

“bluebird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bluebird. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bluebird,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bluebird.

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