Word Adjective
bluish
adj.
B1 Intermediate US /ˈbɫuɪʃ/ UK /blˈuːɪʃ/ bluish
Definition
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.
Examples
“The sky turned a bluish color as the storm approached.”
“The old stone walls had a bluish tint that made them look even more weathered than they were.”
“The artist used a bluish wash to create a sense of distance and atmosphere in the background of the landscape painting.”
Etymology
From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Origin Middle English blewissh
Level B1 · Intermediate
Frequency Occasional
Updated