blue

From Wiktionary

Contents 1 Pronunciation 1.1 Homophones 2 Noun 2.1 Related words 3 Adjective 3.1 Synonyms

[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: blo͞o
• IPA: /bluː/
• SAMPA: /blu:/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[change] Homophones

• blew

[change] Noun

Singular blue

Plural blues

1. (countable) One of the colors people can see:

   The sky was a deep blue above her and golden yellow beyond the village.

   The wall was a mix of watery blues and greens.

[change] Related words

• blues
• blueness
• bluish

[change] Adjective

Positive blue

Comparative bluer

Superlative bluest

1. Colored blue.

   He had blue eyes.

2. If you are blue, you are sad.

   He was very blue that day.

3. If a time is blue, it is a sad time.

   It was a blue day at school when he failed the test.

[change] Synonyms

• (sad) sad, unhappy, depressed

Common colors (edit)

white - silver - grey - black - brown - red - orange - gold - yellow - olive - green - cyan - blue - indigo - violet - purple - magenta - pink