- Bluish
- Bluish Blu"ish, a. Somewhat blue; as, bluish veins. ``Bluish mists.'' --Dryden. -- {Blu"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Blu"ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Bluish
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bluish — late 14c., blewysh; see BLUE (Cf. blue) + ISH (Cf. ish) … Etymology dictionary
bluish — UK [ˈbluːɪʃ] / US [ˈbluɪʃ] or bluey UK [ˈbluːɪ] / US [ˈbluɪ] adjective similar to blue or slightly blue in colour … English dictionary
bluish — is preferred, not blueish … Modern English usage
bluish — (also blueish) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a blue tinge … English terms dictionary
bluish — [blo͞o′ish] adj. somewhat blue … English World dictionary
bluish — [[t]blu͟ːɪʃ[/t]] also blueish COLOUR Something that is bluish is slightly blue in colour. ...bluish grey eyes … English dictionary
bluish — adj. Bluish is used with these nouns: ↑colour, ↑tinge, ↑tint … Collocations dictionary
bluish — blu|ish [ˈblu:ıʃ] adj slightly blue ▪ Her skin had a bluish tinge … Dictionary of contemporary English
bluish — adjective slightly blue: Her skin had a bluish tinge … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Bluish Flowerpiercer — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification K … Wikipedia
