Blue - English meaning

noun

A precious stone consisting of a light bluish-green variety of beryl.

Usage examples:

A small boy with eyes the colour of aquamarines

noun

A greenish-blue stone used in jewellery

Usage examples:

Fantastic diamonds, pearls, rubies, emeralds and aquamarines are insured for thousands of pounds., …

noun

A greenish-blue colour

Usage examples:

Wooden villas are painted in shades of aquamarine and lime., this shimmery eyeshadow comes in aquam…

adjective

Bright blue in colour like a cloudless sky.

Usage examples:

Thin streaks of cloud trailed across an azure sky

noun

A bright blue colour.

Usage examples:

A flash of azure drew my eye to a kingfisher

adjective

Having the bright blue colour of the sky on a clear day

Usage examples:

The once azure skies of athens have been ruined by atmospheric pollution., a gauzy azure scarf was …

adjective

Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.

Usage examples:

Brothers and sisters should avoid one another in public and refrain from telling bawdy jokes or mak…

noun

Humorously indecent talk or writing.

Usage examples:

His wonderful wit greatly delighted contemporary readers, most of whom were not worried by bawdy, t…

adjective

Containing humorous remarks about sex

Usage examples:

Bawdy humour/songs

adjective

Deep blue in colour like a clear sky.

Usage examples:

Images of cerulean waters and golden sands

noun

A deep sky-blue colour.

Usage examples:

The background was painted in cerulean blue

adjective

Deep blue in colour

adjective

Rough or harsh in texture.

Usage examples:

A coarse woollen cloth

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft

Usage examples:

Coarse hair, coarse linen shirts, now and then coarse laughter broke out., our recipe calls for coa…

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces

Usage examples:

Coarse sand/breadcrumbs, coarse-grained linen is a coarse-grained fabric.

noun

A greenish-blue colour which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to red.

Usage examples:

That of a primary colour will be a mixture of the two other primaries: the additive complement of r…

adjective

A primary subtractive color for light

noun

A deep greenish-blue colour, one of the main colours that are used in colour printing and photography

Usage examples:

The cyan ink fades within a matter of days., monasteries cling to cliff faces above the shimmering …

adjective

Sad and depressed; dispirited.

Usage examples:

He stood in the street looking dejected

verb

Make sad or dispirited; depress.

Usage examples:

Nothing dejects a trader like the interruption of his profits

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or lacking hope

Usage examples:

William felt dejected because he had sprained his ankle and had to sit out the game.

adjective

(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency.

Usage examples:

She felt lonely and depressed

verb

Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

Usage examples:

That first day at school depressed me

adjective

Feeling unhappy and without hope

Usage examples:

He’s depressed about losing his job., this is an economically depressed area.

adjective

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Usage examples:

She grew more and more despondent

adjective

Unhappy and discouraged because you feel you are in a situation that is unlikely to improve

Usage examples:

He grew increasingly despondent when his paintings failed to sell.

adjective

Unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm

Usage examples:

He became/grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls., despondent about…

adjective

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Usage examples:

A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb

Used for emphasis.

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A dirty great slab of stone

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

verb

Speak disrespectfully to or criticize.

Usage examples:

I don't like her dissing my friends

noun

Disrespectful talk.

prefix

Expressing negation.

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Disadvantage

adjective

Having lost determination or confidence; dispirited.

Usage examples:

A disheartened tone of voice

verb

Cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence.

Usage examples:

The farmer was disheartened by the damage to his crops

adjective

Having lost confidence, hope, and energy

Usage examples:

She was very disheartened by the results of the test., after several setbacks it's hard not to grow…

adjective

Having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened.

Usage examples:

She was determined to appear unworried in front of her dispirited family

verb

Cause (someone) to lose enthusiasm or hope.

Usage examples:

The army was dispirited by the uncomfortable winter conditions

adjective

Not feeling hopeful about a situation or problem

Usage examples:

The poor are dispirited.

adverb

Towards or in a lower place or position, especially to or on the ground or another surface.

Usage examples:

She looked down

preposition

From a higher to a lower point of (something).

Usage examples:

Up and down the stairs

adjective

Directed or moving towards a lower place or position.

Usage examples:

The down escalator

adjective

Discouraged; in low spirits.

Usage examples:

Fans must not be downhearted even though we lost

adjective

Unhappy, esp. because of failure or because you are disappointed

adjective

Unhappy and having no hope, especially because of a disappointment or failure

Usage examples:

After hearing the news of the defeat, she told supporters not to be downhearted.

adjective

Disgustingly dirty.

Usage examples:

A filthy hospital with no sanitation

adverb

To an extreme extent.

Usage examples:

He has become filthy rich

adjective

Extremely dirty

Usage examples:

Trucks poured out clouds of filthy, black smoke., there were beggars in the streets and filth every…

adjective

Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

Usage examples:

A gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps

adjective

Unhappy and without hope

Usage examples:

A gloomy person/expression, the cemetery is a gloomy place.

adjective

Not expecting or believing anything good in a situation

Usage examples:

A gloomy economic forecast, uk the vet is rather gloomy about my cat's chances of recovery.

adjective

Looking or feeling dejected; morose.

Usage examples:

The princess looked glum but later cheered up

adjective

Sad and discouraged

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A glum expression, marty nodded glumly.

adjective

Disappointed or unhappy, and quiet

Usage examples:

You look glum. what's up?, glum about he's very glum about the company's prospects.

adjective

Feeling great sadness

Usage examples:

The townspeople were heavy-hearted after the fire that destroyed a beloved family restaurant., heav…

adjective

Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty.

Usage examples:

The improper use of public funds

adjective

Being against a law or a rule; dishonest or illegal

Usage examples:

The treasurer denied accepting any improper payments., an improper choice of words, if handled impr…

adjective

Dishonest, and not allowed by a rule or by law

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The cropland may have been polluted because of improper use of pesticides and fertilizers., imprope…

adjective

Not conforming with generally accepted standards of behaviour, especially in relation to sexual matters.

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Indecent acts

adjective

Morally offensive, esp. in a sexual way

Usage examples:

Indecent language is not allowed on the radio between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., [ u ] the network receive…

adjective

Morally offensive, especially in a sexual way

Usage examples:

An indecent act/photograph, she accused him of making indecent suggestions to her.

noun

A tropical plant of the pea family, which was formerly widely cultivated as a source of dark blue dye.

Usage examples:

The planting of indigoes was only by a handful of hakka farmers in mountain towns, because poor tra…

noun

A bluish-purple colour

Usage examples:

He was dressed in a black shirt and frayed indigo jeans., a small, indigo bird flitted from one tre…

adjective

Having a bluish-purple colour

Usage examples:

He was dressed in a black shirt and frayed indigo jeans., a small, indigo bird flitted from one tre…

adjective

Crude and offensive in a sexual way.

Usage examples:

She began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song

adjective

(esp. of behavior or speech) sexual in an obvious and socially unacceptable way

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Lewd remarks

adjective

(of behaviour, speech, dress, etc.) sexual in an obvious and rude way

Usage examples:

Ignore him - he's being lewd., a lewd suggestion

adjective

Of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground.

Usage examples:

The school is a long, low building

noun

A low point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

His popularity ratings are at an all-time low

adverb

In or into a low position or state.

Usage examples:

She pressed on, bent low to protect her face

adjective

Unhappy and having little hope

noun

A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

Usage examples:

An air of melancholy surrounded him

adjective

Having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.

Usage examples:

She felt a little melancholy

adjective

Feeling or expressing sadness

Usage examples:

A melancholy song, larry is in a very melancholy mood.

adjective

(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.

Usage examples:

Their happiness made anne feel even more miserable

adjective

Very unhappy, or causing much unhappiness

Usage examples:

They can make your life miserable if they want to., the forecast is for miserable weather today.

adjective

Sullen and ill-tempered.

Usage examples:

She was morose and silent when she got home

adjective

Unhappy or annoyed and unwilling to speak, smile, or be pleasant to people

Usage examples:

Michael became morose and withdrawn after he lost his job.

adjective

(especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient.

Usage examples:

You've been a really naughty boy

adjective

(esp. of children) behaving badly and not being obedient, or (esp. of behavior or language) not socially acceptable

Usage examples:

A naughty girl, a naughty word

adjective

When children are naughty, or their behaviour is naughty, they behave badly or do not do what they are told to do

Usage examples:

Now that's naughty - don't throw food on the floor!, our boss treats us all like naughty children.

adjective

(of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.

Usage examples:

Obscene jokes

adjective

Offensive, rude, or disgusting according to accepted moral standards

idiom

A ceremony in which a military flag is carried in public with the soldiers that it represents marching behind it

Usage examples:

We watched the trooping of the colour live from horse guards parade.

adjective

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.

Usage examples:

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us

noun

An attacking military campaign.

Usage examples:

An impending military offensive against the guerrillas

Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

adjective

Constituting or resembling pornography; obscene.

Usage examples:

Pornographic images

adjective

Displaying earthy humour; bawdy.

Usage examples:

The conversation was often highly rabelaisian

adjective

Lively, entertaining, and typically sexually titillating.

Usage examples:

The novel was considered rather racy at the time

adjective

Causing slight shock because sex is mentioned or suggested

Usage examples:

A racy story

adjective

(of food) not cooked.

Usage examples:

Raw eggs

adjective

Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way.

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A ribald comment

adjective

Ribald language refers to sex in a rude but humorous way

Usage examples:

He entertained us with ribald stories.

adjective

Slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.

Usage examples:

His risqué humour

adjective

Slightly shocking, usually because of being connected with sex

adjective

Offensively impolite or bad-mannered.

Usage examples:

She had been rude to her boss

adjective

Behaving in a way that hurts other people’s feelings; not polite

Usage examples:

I apologized for ted’s rude behavior., i thought it was rude of him not to introduce me., i’ve live…

adjective

Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.

Usage examples:

I was sad and subdued

adjective

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

abbreviation

Seasonal affective disorder.

verb

Cause to feel sorrow; make unhappy.

Usage examples:

He was greatly saddened by the death of his only son

adjective

Having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.

Usage examples:

Salacious stories

adjective

Causing or showing too much interest in sexual matters

noun

A transparent precious stone, typically blue, which is a variety of corundum (aluminium oxide).

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A sapphire ring

noun

A transparent precious stone that is usually bright blue

adjective

(of talk, writing, or pictures) obscene or lascivious.

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Smutty jokes

adjective

Related to or containing smut

Usage examples:

I was really embarrassed by his smutty jokes.

adjective

Feeling or showing grief.

Usage examples:

She looked at him with sorrowful eyes

adjective

Very sad

Usage examples:

With a sorrowful sigh she folded the letter and put it away.

adjective

Flavoured with or fragrant with spice.

Usage examples:

Pasta in a spicy tomato sauce

adjective

Flavored with spices that are hot to the taste

Usage examples:

Spicy mexican food

noun

A greenish-blue colour.

Usage examples:

The turquoise waters of the bay

adjective

A shade of blue tinged with green

noun

A blue-green precious stone often used in jewelry

noun

A brilliant deep blue pigment originally obtained from lapis lazuli, now made from powdered fired clay, sodium carbonate, sulphur, and resin.

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Ultramarine blue

noun

A bright blue colour

Usage examples:

The plant has hooded flowers of deepest ultramarine., the rocks shelved steeply and the colour of t…

adjective

Not happy.

Usage examples:

An unhappy marriage

adjective

Not feeling pleasure or satisfaction

Usage examples:

It was an unhappy time of her life., they were unhappy about their hotel room (= did not like it) a…

adjective

(of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate.

Usage examples:

An unseemly squabble

adjective

Not suitable or polite

Usage examples:

Unseemly language, unseemly haste, unseemly behavior

adjective

Lacking sophistication or good taste.

Usage examples:

A vulgar check suit

adjective

Evil or morally wrong.

Usage examples:

A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb

Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

Usage examples:

Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective

Morally wrong and bad

Usage examples:

He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…