bluish

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bluish¹

  • /ˈbluːɪʃ/

Where it comes from

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

adjective more bluish · most bluish · blueish

  1. Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue. Riding high on love's true bluish light
  2. figuratively Somewhat 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.

Similar: bluey, bluish, caesious, cerulescent · Opposite: achromatic, colorless

Bluish²

adjective

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative spelling of Blewish

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adjective

Similar: bluey, bluish, caesious, cerulescent · Opposite: achromatic, colorless

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adj somewhat blue in color

Españolazulado
Portuguêsazulado
Françaisbleuâtre, bleuté, légèrement bleu
Deutschbläulich
Italianobluastro, azzurrastro, azzurrognolo
Românăalbăstriu, albăstrui
Русскийсинева́тый sinevátyj, голубова́тый golubovátyj
עבריתכְּחַלְחַל k'khalkhal

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@misc{bluish_2026,
  title = {bluish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bluish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}