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bluish

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈbɫuɪʃ// UK //blˈuːɪʃ// bluish

adj. having a color that is similar to the sky on a cloudy day. It is a mix of blue and white.

adj. having a color resembling that of the sky on a cloudy day; a pale or light blue shade.


SIMPLE

The sky turned a bluish color as the storm approached.

CONTEXTUAL

The old stone walls had a bluish tint that made them look even more weathered than they were.

COMPLEX

The artist used a bluish wash to create a sense of distance and atmosphere in the background of the landscape painting.

Synonyms
Origin

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

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