bluish
adj/ˈbluːɪʃ/
Etymology From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish.
1
Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
- Riding high on love's true bluish light1978, “Heart of Glass”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie:
2
Figuratively Somewhat depressed; sad.
- To this day, I usually read my Bible a couple of times a day, and I still enjoy attempting to express my feelings through poetry, especially when I'm feeling bluish.2009, John Wooden, Jay Carty, Coach Wooden One-On-One:
- Synonyms
- bluey, bluish, caesious, cerulescent
- Antonyms
- achromatic, colorless
- Derived terms
- bluishly, bluishness
- Hypernyms
- tinted
- Hyponyms
- livid, turquoisey