n.
Pronunciation: ' blü
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: blu · er ; blu · est
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French blef, blew, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bl ā o blue; akin to Latin flavus yellow
Date: 13th century
1 : of the color blue
2 a : BLUISH <the blue haze of tobacco smoke> b : discolored by or as if by bruising < blue with cold> c : bluish gray <a blue cat>
3 a : low in spirits : MELANCHOLY b : marked by low spirits : DEPRESSING <a blue funk> <things looked blue >
4 : wearing blue
5 of a woman : LEARNED , INTELLECTUAL
6 : PURITANICAL
7 a : PROFANE , INDECENT < blue movie> b : OFF-COLOR , RISQUÉ < blue jokes>
8 : of, relating to, or used in blues <a blue song>
– blue · ly adverb
– blue · ness noun
– blue in the face : extremely exasperated