Definition

Adjective: - Having a color that is somewhat blue; tinged with blue; similar to but not fully the color of a clear sky.

Usage

This adjective describes something that has a blue color, but often implies the blue is not pure, deep, or vivid. It is used to indicate a shade or tint of blue.

Examples

• The distant mountains appeared blueish in the morning light.
• She painted the wall a blueish gray.
• The chemical reaction produced a blueish flame.

Advanced Usage

• "blueish tint/hue": A slight coloring of blue.
  • The old photograph had developed a blueish tint over time.
• Used in descriptive comparisons.
  • The creature's skin was a strange, blueish green.

Variants and Related Words

• Bluish: The more common spelling variant. "Blueish" and "bluish" are interchangeable.
• Blue (adj): The pure, primary color.
• Azure (adj): A bright, sky-blue color.
• Cerulean (adj): A deep sky-blue color.

Synonyms

• Cyanic: Having a blue quality.
• Azure-tinged: Tinted with sky-blue.

Antonyms

• Reddish: Tinged with red.
• Yellowish: Tinged with yellow.

Adjective

1. of the color intermediate between green and violet; 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