Blue Definition & Meaning
blue
- adjective
- of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"
- used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line"
- filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
- characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
- suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
- morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
- causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
- noun
- blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"
- blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"
- the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"
- used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
- the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
- any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
- verb
- turn blue
"Blue" in song lyrics
See how blue is used in real songs:
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"And make 'em pay like they waist is severed blue"
2nd II None f/ DJ Quik, AMG, Hi-C, Playa Hamm — Got A Nu Woman -
"No, I don't claim red or blue"
4 Deep — Take That -
"Now I'm gettin jacked by the boys in blue"
4 Deep — What I Do?
Words that rhyme with blue
Usage tips for "blue"
Understanding the precise definition of a word helps you use it with confidence. When using "blue" in your writing, consider whether you need the word itself or one of its synonyms — subtle differences in meaning can change the tone of a sentence. If you're writing poetry or song lyrics, check the rhymes for blue to find words that pair well.