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Meaning of "bluish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUISH

bluish  [ˈbluːɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bluish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BLUISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bluish

Blue

Blue is the colour of the clear sky and the deep sea. On the optical spectrum, blue is located between violet and green. Surveys in the U.S. and Europe show that blue is the colour most commonly associated with harmony, faithfulness, and confidence. In U.S. and European public opinion polls it is overwhelmingly the most popular colour, chosen by almost half of both men and women as their favourite colour. It is also commonly associated with the sky, the sea, ice, cold, and sometimes with sadness.

Definition of bluish in the English dictionary

The definition of bluish in the dictionary is somewhat blue.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLUISH


aguish
ˈeɪɡjuːɪʃ
blueish
ˈbluːɪʃ
fluish
ˈfluːɪʃ
gluish
ˈɡluːɪʃ
Hewish
ˈhjuːɪʃ
Jewish
ˈdʒuːɪʃ
Meldrewish
ˈmɛldruːɪʃ
newish
ˈnjuːɪʃ
non-Jewish
ˌnɒnˈdʒuːɪʃ
rawish
ˈrɔːɪʃ
shrewish
ˈʃruːɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUISH

bluewing
bluewood
bluey
bluff
bluffable
bluffer
bluffly
bluffness
bluidy
bluing
bluishness
Blum
Blumberg
Blunden
blunder
blunderbuss
blunderer
blundering
blunderingly
blunge

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUISH

anguish
beauish
broguish
cliquish
contradistinguish
cuish
distinguish
extinguish
languish
pedagoguish
relinquish
roguish
squish
vanquish
voguish

Synonyms and antonyms of bluish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bluish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUISH

Find out the translation of bluish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bluish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bluish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓝色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

azulada
570 millions of speakers

English

bluish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مزرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

голубовато
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

azulado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীলাভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bleuâtre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebiruan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bläulich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

青みがかった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

푸른 빛이 도는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bluish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீலநிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळ्या रंगाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mavimsi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

azzurrognolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebieskawy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блакитнувато
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

albăstrui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blåaktig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blåaktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bluish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUISH»

The term «bluish» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.640 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of bluish
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bluish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bluish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bluish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUISH»

Discover the use of bluish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bluish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bluish
But it’s not easy being friends with someone who’s sick, and Dreenie doesn’t always know how to act. Hamilton delivers a lesson of compassion and demonstrates the power of friendship to overcome even the most trying of situations.
Virginia Hamilton, 2012
2
The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg
Only Myrtle is prepared to love the animal from the pinkish, purplish, bluish egg.
‎1963
3
Report
A little bluish; bluish; reddish towards the horizon; yellow; greenish towards the horizon. July. — Bluish towards the horizon, 4 cases; very white, then bluish towards the horizon ; yellow, green, blue, then red; fragments greenish yellow, bluish, ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1858
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
... to this coloring material. It also gives the red or brownish colors to many of the shales which are used in the manufacture of paving brick. In fact, it may color a clay or shale red, yellow, brown, or even bluish gray, and sometimes green ...
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Geological Survey professional paper
Shale and sandstone, light red and bluish gray; gray to white sandstone in alternating beds; contains several beds of bluish to white gypsum as much as 3 feet thick ; the gypsum occurs also in numerous thin veins 400 1. Shale, dark to light red ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), Geological Survey (U.S.). Geographic Names Information Management, 1931
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
*Bluish-grav pulaskite. *Do. *Tan trachitoid syenite dike rock. ♢Altered green lamprophyric dike rock. ♢Altered green lamprophyric dike rock over gray spherulitic altered glass (fig. 13B). Gray nepheline syenite boulders and nepheline syenite.
7
Proceedings of the Meteorological Society
... Jupiter Jupiter 1 1 >i 1 1 1 i Jupiter Mars Blue Blue Blue Blue Bluish white Bluish white Bluish white Blue Bluish white Bluish Blue Blue Blue Blue Bright green Bluish Bluish Blue Blue Bluish white Bluish Bluish white Blue .. Bluish Bluish Blue ...
8
Geology of Franklin, Webster, and Nuckolls Counties, Nebraska
Chalk, light bluish-gray, silty, massive to hackly ; thin beds obvious where weathered 2. 0 48. Bentonite, white ; mottled .and stained dark yellowish-orange Tr. 47. Chalk, light bluish-gray, silty, massive to hackly ; thin beds obvious where  ...
Robert David Miller, 1964
9
The chief commercial granites of Massachusetts, New ...
Medium bluish gray Light pink mottled with dark gray Light pinkish gray mottled with dark purplish gray. Medium pinkish-buff gray Medium bluish gray, light gray, light buff-gray. Reddish gray Dark gray (or bluish, greenish, purplish) to very dark  ...
Thomas Nelson Dale, 1908
10
Book I: The Sages of the Creators
The Bluish Figure said, “Hmm, I didn't need to come back here, soo why did I??” The Bluish Figure walked into Manuel's room and saw the second bed. The Bluish Figure left Manuel's room and walked into the Computer Room. The Bluish  ...
The Great Manuel, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bluish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Girl's Day Drop It Low for Harmonica-Heavy 'Ring My Bell'
... orange with pink extensions on Minah, platinum blonde for Sojin, while Hyeri trades in her signature bob cut for long, bluish black locks. «Billboard, Jul 15»
2
The physics of salad dressing
Reddish/bluish colors indicate higher/lower concentration difference for each droplet. Arrows show the flow field at the droplet interface. (Image: ... «Nanowerk, Jul 15»
3
Docs reserve opinion on scribe's death
Cyanosis is a bluish discoloration of the skin due to poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of blood," said the doctors. Akshay, working for ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
'Serious' grape pest found near Calistoga
The caterpillar is yellow with bluish-purple stripes. If all goes well, the 2015 find will end up being like a 2007 find near Mount Veeder Road ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»
5
Holiday weekend sees spike in heroin overdoses, saves in Lake …
... fingernails and lips turn blue or purplish black; and for lighter-skinned people, the skin tone turns bluish purple, for darker-skinned people, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Beachgoers Alert! Nice To Look At, Jellyfish-like Portuguese Man-of …
A researcher even said that the neon purple and bluish creature is occasionally seen on the area, but not as frequent this year. They believe ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
7
This Legendary Gunmaker Moonlights As a Restaurant Dishwasher
Wait like you waited for the tacos de huitlacoche, delicate parcels bearing nutty-scented clusters of the bluish-black corn fungus known as corn ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»
8
Automobilia Moonlight Car Show saved by four sponsors
Jim Pryor's 1969 Z28 Camaro was simply stunning in white with bluish-purple stripes fore and aft. The Wichita Camaro combines the classic ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
9
Chatham-Kent police briefs
Police are seeking a bluish-grey older model full size pick-up with front-end damage driven by a man with a grey beard. Anyone with ... «Chatham Daily News, Jul 15»
10
Dem Senate Candidate Joe Sestak Plows Though Kids in July 4th …
Despite Pennsylvania's bluish tint, Sestak is currently trailing in the polls behind Republican incumbent Pat Toomey, who beat Sestak in 2010 ... «Mediaite, Jul 15»

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