- pronunciation:
- blu
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Blue is the color of the sky on a sunny day when there are few clouds.
Blue is the color of my mom's eyes, but my dad, my brother, and I have brown eyes.
- similar words:
- navy, turquoise
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| related words: |
heaven |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
bluer, bluest |
| definition 1: |
Something is blue when it has the color of the sky without any clouds.
On a sunny day, the lake looks so blue.There are little blue flowers all over our yard in May. |
| definition 2: |
When someone feels blue, it means that they feel sad.
Joe has been feeling very blue since he lost his cat.- synonyms:
- depressed, down, sad
- similar words:
- low, unhappy
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| related words: |
gloomy |
| derivations: |
bluish (blueish) (adj.), bluely (adv.), blueness (n.) |
The words
blue and
blew (past tense of "blow") sound alike but have different meanings.