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Meaning of "navy-blue" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NAVY-BLUE

navy-blue  [ˈneɪvɪ bluː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAVY-BLUE

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

WHAT DOES NAVY-BLUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Navy blue

Navy blue is a very dark shade of the color blue. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue worn by officers in the British Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world. When this color name, taken from the usual color of the uniforms of sailors, originally came into use in the early 19th century, it was initially called marine blue, but the name of the color soon changed to navy blue. An early use of navy blue as a color name in English was in 1840 though the Oxford English Dictionary has a citation from 1813. In practice, actual blue uniforms of the United States Navy and other navies have become outright black in color, because of difficulties in exact matching of shades of blue from various suppliers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NAVY-BLUE


baby-blue
ˌbeɪbɪˈbluː
blew
bluː
blue
bluː
clue
kluː
flew
fluː
flu
fluː
glue
ɡluː
Honolulu
ˌhɒnəˈluːluː
lavender-blue
ˌlævɪndəˈbluː
loo
luː
lou
luː
loup
luː
lulu
ˈluːluː
overblew
ˌəʊvəˈbluː
peacock-blue
ˈpiːkɒkˈbluː
royal-blue
ˌrɔɪəlˈbluː
sky-blue
ˌskaɪˈbluː
slate-blue
ˌsleɪtˈbluː
Tuvalu
ˌtuːvəˈluː
Waterloo
ˌwɔːtəˈluː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NAVY-BLUE

navigably
navigate
navigation
Navigation Acts
navigation laws
navigation lights
navigational
navigationally
navigator
Navratilova
navvies
navvy
navy
navy bean
navy blue
navy cut
Navy List
Navy Register
navy yard
nawab

WORDS THAT END LIKE NAVY-BLUE

a bolt from the blue
black-and-blue
blue-on-blue
boys in blue
cobalt blue
duck-egg blue
electric blue
half-blue
ice blue
into the blue
midnight blue
navy blue
out of the blue
powder blue
robin´s-egg blue
royal blue
sky blue
steel blue
true blue
true-blue

Synonyms and antonyms of navy-blue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «navy-blue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NAVY-BLUE

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

Translator English - Chinese

深蓝色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

azul marino
570 millions of speakers

English

navy-blue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नौसेना नीला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في سلاح البحرية الأزرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

темно - синий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

azul-marinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আকাশী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bleu marine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biru laut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

navy - blau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

濃紺の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

네이비 블루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biru-biru
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

navy-blue
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடற்படை நீல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नौदल-निळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lacivert
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blu scuro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

granatowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

темно - синій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- bleumarin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ναυτικό μπλε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

donkerblou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

marinblå
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

marineblå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of navy-blue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAVY-BLUE»

The term «navy-blue» is very widely used and occupies the 19.134 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NAVY-BLUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «navy-blue» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «navy-blue» 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 navy-blue

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAVY-BLUE»

Discover the use of navy-blue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to navy-blue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Navy Blue Eyes
A positive new voice to ad to the gay entertainment genre, Kevin Hunter hits the scene with a love story that takes place online, "Navy Blue Eyes.
Kevin Hunter, 2005
2
Skirts of Navy Blue: A Memoir of World War Ii
'The '60s were spent doing my own TV show. "Skirts Of Navy Blue" is pure escapist reading for anyone who has only seen "The War" through John Wayne's eyes.
Jil Carlson, 2012
3
Navy Blue
J.M. Stenfors. “Both of my parents are teachers, and they owned some acreage in the valley.” She also told him about her young man who served in the South Pacific in the Marine Corps. A silence fell over the group; the mention of war often  ...
J.M. Stenfors, 2014
4
Large Sketchbook (Lizard, Navy Blue)
Sketchbook Sewn Binding, Lizard Cover Smaller, Navy Blue
Various, Watson-Guptill, 2004
5
Medium Sketchbook (Lizard, Navy Blue)
Both serious artists and casual doodlers can use these handsome sketchbooks, offered in four colors, three sizes, and with the option of a spiral Wire-O binding.
Various, Watson-Guptill, 2004
6
Navy Blue Dreams
Guy Willard. On liberty morning, those of us who had liberty the first day donned our dress uniforms of which we were so proud. The morning sun shone brightly on the grinder as we streamed toward the gate laughing and joking, not in ...
Guy Willard, 2002
7
A Wave of Navy Blue Churning
This thesis will explore: striving for truth and clarity in poetry, the essential nature of the image, and the benefits of individual experience in the poetic aesthetic; how, ultimately, the gesture of creation is a grasping for the divine.
Melanie Buckowski, 2009
8
Ski
... navy blue, red; $54.00 SKI SHORTS WITH STRAPS — 4MM neoprene/lycra out, nylon in; XSXL; royal blue, navy blue, red; $72.00 SKI SHORTS — 4MM neoprene/lycra out, nylon in; XSXL; royal blue, navy blue, red; $60.00 BAREFOOT ...
9
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure
... 18.9% (23) 25.9% (7) 1.67 (0.67–4.18) II 24.6% (30) 11.1% (3) 0.52 (0.15–1.81 ) III 32.8% (40) 33.3% (9) 1.25 (0.57–2.75) IV 3.3% (4) 3.7% (1) 0.93 (0.09–9.82) Navy, Blue Water 20.5% (25) 25.9% (7) 1.39 (0.56–3.48) Unknown — (11) — (1)  ...
Committee on Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Institute of Medicine, 2011
10
Bleeding Navy Blue
Commander Chase OSullivan always does what needs to be done to complete his mission; the concept of failing an assigned mission has never entered his mind.
Christopher R. Smith, 2006

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAVY-BLUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term navy-blue is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kate Hudson Steams Up the Scene in a Sheer Corset Dress at …
... a plunging neckline and golden accents, while Marion Cotillard stunned in a short-sleeved, navy-blue dress, embellished with a floral print. «Us Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Tilda Swinton, Emily Blunt And Gabrielle Union Show Us How To …
The British actress also went for an elegant number opting for Elisabetta Franchi Fall 2015 jumpsuit in a navy-blue. She styled the look with Kurt ... «Fashion & Style, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Navy-Blue [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/navy-blue-1>. May 2024 ».
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