bluish

IPA/ˈbluːɪʃ/
KK[blˈuɪʃ]IPA/ˈbluːɪʃ/

bluish — adjective

  • bluishpositive
  • more bluishcomparative
  • most bluishsuperlative

1. describing a colour that is close to blue but not deep, bright, or fully blue —

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describing a colour that is close to blue but not deep, bright, or fully blue — as if a small amount of blue has been added to another colour or white has been mixed into blue

例句

The morning sky had a soft bluish colour that grew brighter as the sun rose.

collocation: bluish colour

Andrei mixed white paint with some blue to get a bluish shade for the clouds.

collocation: bluish shade

同義詞
  • blue-tinged

    Emphasises a very faint hint of blue; more specific and less common in everyday speech.

  • blueish

    Alternative spelling of 'bluish'. Both are correct, but 'bluish' is far more common.

  • pale blue

    Refers specifically to a light version of blue, not to a colour that is partly blue and partly something else.

反義詞
  • reddish

    The opposite side of the colour spectrum — describes a colour tending towards red rather than blue.

用法筆記

Common in descriptions of physical appearance (sky, water, skin, light) where the colour is not a pure or strong blue. Often used with nouns like 'tint', 'shade', 'glow', or 'colour'.

常見錯誤

❌The sky was bluish and clear today.' (when it was fully blue)
✅The sky was a clear blue today.
💡'bluish' means only a hint or small amount of blue, not a strong blue colour.
❌She painted the whole wall bluish.
✅She painted the whole wall a bluish colour.
💡'bluish' is an adjective that needs to modify a noun; alone after a verb it sounds incomplete.