blue-black

[ bloo-blak ]

adjective

1. black with bluish highlights.

Other Words From

• blue-blackness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue-black¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

However, the huckleberry provides more wildlife benefits with spring flowers for native pollinators, followed by blue-black berries for wild birds in late summer.

From Seattle Times

At this moment, the sky will turn from light blue to dark blue-black, and you will be able to suddenly see a few stars in the sky along with the planet Mercury.

From Salon

One mask depicts an old woman, a crown of blue-black crows circling above her forlorn face, alluding to the ubasute story — which appears in both folk tales and Noh — of an elderly family member abandoned in the forest.

From New York Times

He bathes a nib in a bottle of blue-black ink and hands a fountain pen to a customer, who dashes off his signature.

From Washington Post

Described by the Gardenia encyclopedia as the "standard of excellence for blue-black American grapes," Concords are a 19th century hybrid of wild grapes; they are cold-hardy, robust and tart, their dark tannic skin concealing little orbs of sweet green flesh.

From Salon