Blueish (Adjective)
Meaning
Of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The blueish tint of the water indicated that it was very deep.
- The flower's delicate petals had a blueish hue that seemed to shimmer in the sunlight.
- The artist mixed a blueish pigment to create a subtle shade for the distant mountains.
- The bright blueish sky on a clear summer day is always a welcome sight.
- The sapphire had a blueish undertone that seemed to glow from within.