bluish

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/ˈbluːɪʃ/

adjective

Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

Similar
blueycaesiouscerulescentblueblueishchromatic
Opposite
achromaticcolorless
OriginMiddle English blewissh →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

bluish1

adjectivebluish (comparative more bluish, superlative most bluish)

comparative more bluish · superlative most bluish · alternative blueish

  1. Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

    Riding high on love's true bluish light

    1978, “Heart of Glass”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie
  2. figurativelySomewhat 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.

    2009, John Wooden, Jay Carty, Coach Wooden One-On-One

Bluish2

adjectiveBluish (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of Blewish.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
blueycaesiouscerulescent
Opposite
achromaticcolorless
Broader
tinted
Narrower
lividturquoisey

adjectiveof the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

Similar
blueblueishchromatic
Also see
bluecoldlividturquoisey

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishblewissh
  2. Englishbluish

From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish.

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Translations

Bulgarian синкав
  • синкав (sinkav)somewhat blue in color
Catalan blavós, blavenc
  • blavóssomewhat blue in color
  • blavencsomewhat blue in color
  • blavíssomewhat blue in color
Czech modravý
  • modravýsomewhat blue in color
Dutch blauwig
  • blauwigsomewhat blue in color
Esperanto blueta
  • bluetasomewhat blue in color
Finnish sinertävä
  • sinertäväsomewhat blue in color
French bleuâtre, bleuté
  • bleuâtresomewhat blue in color
  • bleutésomewhat blue in color
  • légèrement bleusomewhat blue in color
German bläulich
  • bläulichsomewhat blue in color
Hebrew כְּחַלְחַל
  • כְּחַלְחַל (k'khalkhal)somewhat blue in color
Hungarian kékes
  • kékessomewhat blue in color
Irish scothghorm
  • scothghormsomewhat blue in color
Italian bluastro, azzurrastro
  • bluastrosomewhat blue in color
  • azzurrastrosomewhat blue in color
  • azzurrognolosomewhat blue in color
Latvian iezils, zilgans
  • iezilssomewhat blue in color
  • zilganssomewhat blue in color
  • iezilganssomewhat blue in color
Norwegian Bokmål blålig, blåaktig
  • blåligsomewhat blue in color
  • blåaktigsomewhat blue in color
Portuguese azulado
  • azuladosomewhat blue in color
Romanian albăstriu, albăstrui
  • albăstriusomewhat blue in color
  • albăstruisomewhat blue in color
Russian синева́тый, голубова́тый
  • синева́тый (sinevátyj)somewhat blue in color
  • голубова́тый (golubovátyj)somewhat blue in color
Slovak modrastý
  • modrastýsomewhat blue in color
Spanish azulado
  • azuladosomewhat blue in color
Swedish blåaktig
  • blåaktigsomewhat blue in color
Turkish gökçül, mavimsi
  • gökçülsomewhat blue in color
  • mavimsisomewhat blue in color
  • mavimtıraksomewhat blue in color

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lubish
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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