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Definition of the blue in English English dictionary
Blue: A male nickname, occasionally used as a formal given name
Blue: A female given name, typically used in conjoined names like Bonnie Blue or Blue Bell
Blue: A surname. An anglicization of German Blau
blue: The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this
blue: Of the higher-frequency region of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation
blue: One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 5 points
blue: To make or become blue
blue: Blue clothing
The boys in blue marched to the pipers.
blue: A bluefish
blue: The sky, literally or figuratively
His request for leave came out of the blue.
blue: plural A blue uniform. See blues
blue: Anything blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color
blue: An argument
blue: Pornographic
blue: Extra rare; left very raw and cold
blue: A blue dye or pigment
blue: Bluing
blue: Supportive of, run by, pertaining to, or dominated by a political party represented by the colour blue. (e.g. The Conservatives, the Democrats)
Congress turned blue in the mid-term elections.
blue: a type of firecracker
blue: To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust
blue: A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes
blue: The ocean; deep waters
blue: Having a bluish colour shade
blue: {a} skycolored, blank, dejected
blue: {n} a skycolor
blue: {a} plunket
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blue: 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"
blue: the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"
blue: The colour of the sky In particular, a sky with no clouds, especially cumulus clouds This makes soaring trickier, as the glider pilot has less clues as to where to find the next reliable bit of lift Most pilots hate blue days Top
blue: morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
blue: A pedantic woman; a bluestocking
blue: 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 American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
blue: Of the colour blue
blue: Depressed, melancholic, sad
blue: adj biru
blue: Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality; as, blue laws
blue: a color, as in: The editor marked corrections with a blue pencil
blue: the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"
blue: turn blue
blue: Shadenglish | adronato
blue: Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as, thongs looked blue
blue: blue moon: see moon. Any member of the widely occurring lepidopteran family Lycaenidae. Adults, sometimes known as gossamer-winged butterflies, are small and delicate, with a wingspan of 0.75-1.5 in. (18-38 mm). Blues are rapid fliers, and most species have iridescent wings. Larvae are short, broad, and sluglike. Some species secrete honeydew, a sweet by-product of digestion that attracts ants, which stroke the larvae with their legs to stimulate honeydew secretion. blue asbestos blue green algae blue ground The Blue Rider blue crab blue law Blue Mountains Blue Ridge Blue Ridge Mountains blue whale blue butterfly Deep Blue
blue: If you have got the blues, you feel sad and depressed. Interfering in-laws are the prime sources of the blues
blue: 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"
blue: To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by heating, as metals, etc
blue: any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
blue: Literary; applied to women; an abbreviation of bluestocking
blue: 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
blue: The spell has no range, and will radiate out from you
blue: {s} having a blue color; sad, depressed (slang)
blue: Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue
blue: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"
blue: used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line"
blue: a thin blue film of oxide on ferrous alloys, sometimes used to indicate that the material has been stress relieved
blue: One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism; the color of the clear sky, or a color resembling that, whether lighter or darker; a pigment having such color
blue: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
blue: One of the five colors Blue magic is the magic of the mind, and gains its power from Islands Blue magicians are often adept at deceiving others and casting illusions Air and water are also strongly associated with Blue Its traditional enemies are Green and Red
blue: any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae blue clothing; "she was wearing blue" the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue" turn blue 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" 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" 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" used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line" 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
blue: Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day. There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky She fixed her pale blue eyes on her father's. colourful blues and reds
blue: Blue films, stories, or jokes are about sex. a secret stash of porn mags and blue movies
blue: The essence of all that is true
blue: Master El Morya Peace, harmony, balance, justice, truth, power, protection and the will of God Sapphire blue of Archangel Michael and Archiea Faith Used to develop creativity and stimulate ideas
blue: Pale, without redness or glare, said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths
blue: Of states or other political entities, tending to vote for the Democratic Party
blue: Almost black
blue: Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets
blue: If you are feeling blue, you are feeling sad or depressed, often when there is no particular reason. There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue. = down
blue: An umpire's nickname and/or our postseason mood
blue: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
blue: John to Zhaan, when seeing her for the first time - "Hey Blue!"
blue: chip stock fund - A mutual fund that consists of a portfolio of large or well known companies for the purposes of achieving growth
blue: blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"
blue: ad having the color like that of a clear sky
blue: One of the three additive primary colors, centered around a wavelength of approximately 436 nanometers
blue: Emulate a true operator by seizing a trunk with a 2600 Hz tone
blue: {i} color blue, color of the sky or sea
blue: 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"
blue: Low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy
blue: Spiritually searching A dissatisfaction or a feeling that there's something more
blue: Europe
blue: If something happens out of the blue, it happens unexpectedly. One of them wrote to us out of the blue several years later
blue: (1) A sporting award you receive for representing Cambridge in a match against Oxford Full, half or quarter blues are available
blue: Sometimes, poetically, the sky
blue: The blues is a type of music which was developed by African American musicians in the southern United States. It is characterized by a slow tempo and a strong rhythm
blue: Fah
blue: A student athlete who plays for Oxford against Cambridge in a major sport Only certain sports are awarded a full Blue e g rowing [Oxbridge]
blue: turn blue 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"
blue: RGB number for blue colour
blue: {f} paint blue; treat with bluing (substance used to whiten clothes); waste money, spend extravagantly (Slang)
blue: 5th kyu
blue: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
blue: any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"
blue: Blue is an alternative to purple during Advent Blue represents the Virgin Mary, because she is known as the Queen of Heaven and the sky is blue Some churches just use blue during Advent to avoid the penitential connotation of purple
blue: dismal
blue: Amir
blue: azul
the blues: {i} sorrow, sadness; sad songs of black Americans

the blue

Hyphenation

the Blue

Turkish pronunciation

dhi blu

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē ˈblo͞o/ /ðiː ˈbluː/

Etymology

[ before consonants usually ] (definite article.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English thE, masc. demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration of sE; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article; more at THAT.