adjective / noun
blue
BLOO/bluː/
The color of a clear daytime sky.
The ceramic bowl is a deep blue against the white background.
Etymology
Old French bleu covered blue and blue-gray as well as paler shades. English used the word for the clear sky's color, continuing one part of that broader color range.
In context
It really looks like a fragment of the sky. It's got this beautiful, deep blue celestial color.
More examples
- The sky looked bluer after the clouds cleared.
- Several blues appear in the woven rug.
- A formerly conservative district turned blue.
Forms
blue · blues · bluer · bluest