blue-black

American  

[bloo-blak] / ˈbluˈblæk /

adjective

1. black with bluish highlights.

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Other Word Forms

• blue-blackness noun

Etymology

Origin of blue-black

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

“Plums, the operation is heating up in Baltimore,” she wrote, quickly dipping her pen into the blue-black ink, and I wondered who Plums was.

From Literature

The earth below curved away like the surface of a globe, and the sky above shaded to a spacy blue-black.

From Literature

The large blue-black wasps with bright orange wings are “a much better way to estimate the spider population than trying to actually find the spiders, which are intensely secretive,” Yanega said.

From Los Angeles Times

Inspired by a 2016 true-crime story, Sing L. Lee’s strong debut “The Accidental Getaway Driver” is a human-sized thriller set across several blue-black nights off the grid in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times

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