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# bluish

«bluish» in Mova's school dictionary: **Slightly blue; having a little blue in its colour** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (bluish; also «blueish»)

### meaning for a pupil

Slightly blue; having a little blue in its colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluish/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and art: «bluish-green» water, «bluish light». In stories: lips turning bluish with cold, a bluish mist. First aid: bluish lips or skin can be a sign someone is too cold or not getting enough air – get adult help quickly.

### examples

- The mountains looked bluish in the distance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluish/#x1)
- The sea was a bluish-green colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluish/#x2)
- His lips were bluish with cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluish/#x3)
- A bluish light glowed from the cave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluish/#x4)
- The egg had a bluish shell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluish/#x5)
- Ice can look bluish when it is very thick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluish/#x6)
- The stems and leaves were a bluish green, and it bore a dark, bright red flower with a yellow edge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluish/#x7)

### note

Spelling: «bluish» (drop the e) is more common than «blueish»; both are seen. The «-ish» ending means «a bit»: greenish, reddish.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bluish» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bluish/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.