blue

noun
UK: /bluː/
US: /bluː/

  1. A color like the sky on a sunny day.

    1. The sky is blue today. [ ] [ ]
    2. She painted her room a calming shade of blue to help her relax. [ ] [ ]

  2. The color associated with coolness, melancholy, or sadness.

    1. I feel blue today. [ ] [ ]
    2. The music had a blue feeling, like a sad story. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

azure cerulean sad depressed sapphire downcast
blue adjective

  1. Of a color like the sky on a sunny day.

    1. The car is blue. [ ] [ ]
    2. The blue bird flew away quickly towards the trees. [ ] [ ]

  2. Feeling sad or depressed.

    1. I am feeling blue. [ ] [ ]
    2. She felt blue after watching the movie, so she called a friend. [ ] [ ]
blue verb

  1. To become blue.

    1. His face blue when he's cold. [ ] [ ]
    2. The berries blue as they ripened in the summer sun. [ ] [ ]
blue transitive-verb

  1. To spend money carelessly or wastefully.

    1. He blue all his money. [ ] [ ]
    2. I blue all my money on vacation and have nothing left. [ ] [ ]
blue plural-noun

  1. A state of depression or unhappiness.

    1. She has the blue today. [ ] [ ]
    2. I've got a bad case of the blue since I failed my exam. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "blue" in English means: A color like the sky on a sunny day., The color associated with coolness, melancholy, or sadness..

The phonetic transcription of "blue" is /bluː/ in British English and /bluː/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "blue": azure, cerulean, sad, depressed, sapphire, downcast.

Example usage of "blue": "The sky is blue today.". More examples on the page.