BLUE


Meaning of BLUE in English

I . a.

1.

Azure, cerulean, sapphirine, amethystine, sky-colored.

2.

Livid, ghastly, pallid.

3.

( Colloq. ) Melancholy, dejected, dispirited, depressed, sad, glum, gloomy, mopish, downcast, desponding, downhearted, hypochondriac, hipped, chapfallen, low-spirited, cast down, in the dumps, with a long face, in the ~s, down in the mouth.

4.

( Colloq. ) Dismal, depressing, doleful, gloomy, dispiriting, melancholy, disheartening.

5.

Pedantic ( said of women ), on the ~-stocking order, sapient.

II . n.

Azure, sky-color, cerulean, amethystine, sapphirine.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.