blue blue

noun

() blue clothing  ( blue )
blue clothing
 she was wearing blue
she was wearing blue

() blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime  ( blueness, blue )
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
 he had eyes of bright blue
he had eyes of bright blue

() any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue  ( blue )
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
 the Union army was a vast blue
the Union army was a vast blue

() the sky as viewed during daylight  ( blue sky, wild blue yonder, blue, blue air )
the sky as viewed during daylight
 he shot an arrow into the blue
he shot an arrow into the blue

any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae  ( blue )
any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic  ( amobarbital sodium, Amytal, blue, blue angel, blue devil )
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic

used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge  ( blue, blueing, bluing )
used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

adj

() of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky  ( blueish, bluish, blue )
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
 October's bright blue weather
October's bright blue weather
 a blue flame
a blue flame
 blue haze of tobacco smoke
blue haze of tobacco smoke

() used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)  ( blue )
used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
 a ragged blue line
a ragged blue line

() characterized by profanity or cursing  ( blasphemous, blue, profane )
characterized by profanity or cursing
 foul-mouthed and blasphemous
foul-mouthed and blasphemous
 blue language
blue language
 profane words
profane words

() filled with melancholy and despondency  ( depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited, blue )
filled with melancholy and despondency
 gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
 gloomy predictions
gloomy predictions
 a gloomy silence
a gloomy silence
 took a grim view of the economy
took a grim view of the economy
 the darkening mood
the darkening mood
 lonely and blue in a strange city
lonely and blue in a strange city
 depressed by the loss of his job
depressed by the loss of his job
 a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
 downcast after his defeat
downcast after his defeat
 feeling discouraged and downhearted
feeling discouraged and downhearted

causing dejection  ( blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry )
causing dejection
 a blue day
a blue day
 the dark days of the war
the dark days of the war
 a week of rainy depressing weather
a week of rainy depressing weather
 a disconsolate winter landscape
a disconsolate winter landscape
 the first dismal dispiriting days of November
the first dismal dispiriting days of November
 a dark gloomy day
a dark gloomy day
 grim rainy weather
grim rainy weather

morally rigorous and strict  ( blue, puritanic, puritanical )
morally rigorous and strict
 puritanic distaste for alcohol
puritanic distaste for alcohol
 she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
 blue laws
blue laws

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy  ( aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician, aristocratic, gentle )
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
 an aristocratic family
an aristocratic family
 aristocratic Bostonians
aristocratic Bostonians
 aristocratic government
aristocratic government
 a blue family
a blue family
 blue blood
blue blood
 the blue-blooded aristocracy
the blue-blooded aristocracy
 of gentle blood
of gentle blood
 patrician landholders of the American South
patrician landholders of the American South
 aristocratic bearing
aristocratic bearing
 aristocratic features
aristocratic features
 patrician tastes
patrician tastes

suggestive of sexual impropriety  ( blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy )
suggestive of sexual impropriety
 a blue movie
a blue movie
 blue jokes
blue jokes
 he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
 a juicy scandal
a juicy scandal
 a naughty wink
a naughty wink
 naughty words
naughty words
 racy anecdotes
racy anecdotes
 a risque story
a risque story
 spicy gossip
spicy gossip

verb

turn blue  ( blue )
turn blue