blue
- Top 1000
Sense 1
- adjective
- A1
Having the colour of a clear sky in the middle of the day, or of deep sea water.
The sky turned deep blue as the storm clouds moved away.
Our team plays in blue shirts and white shorts.
Both of her children have bright blue eyes and dark hair.
He mixed a little white into the paint for a lighter blue.
Common collocations: dark blue · light blue · pale blue · navy blue · bright blue · blue eyes · deep blue
Part of: Colours, Appearance, Weather
Sense 2 · less common
- adjective
- B2
Feeling quiet and unhappy for a while, without any strong reason.
She sounded a bit blue on the phone last night.
I always feel blue when the winter days get short.
Don't sit at home feeling blue; come out with us.
Common collocations: feel blue · look blue · a bit blue · blue mood
Part of: Negative emotions
Forms
- comparative
- bluer
- superlative
- bluest