blue
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
How often you will meet it
Rank 573 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 33,969 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.016% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky also: bluish, blueish October's bright blue weathera blue flame
- used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) a ragged blue line
- filled with melancholy and despondency also: gloomy, grim, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast gloomy at the thought of what he had to facegloomy predictions
- characterized by profanity or cursing also: blasphemous, profane foul-mouthed and blasphemousblue language
- suggestive of sexual impropriety also: gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque a blue movieblue jokes
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy also: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician an aristocratic familyaristocratic Bostonians
blue in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I had an impression of very blue eyes in a sunburnt face.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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His whole attention seemed fixed upon the curling wreath of blue smoke which hung between us.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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His great blue misty hills washed their turbulent waves to the yellow shore of the dropping sun.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Moreover, Desmond of the frank, laughing face and sparkling blue eyes, and Scaife and Egerton were also in the Lower Remove.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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And he did not know how it was, but he thought that a strange shadow had suddenly come across the blue sky.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1