bluish
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- bluishness noun
Etymology
Origin of bluish
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at blue, -ish 1
Vocabulary lists containing bluish
Example Sentences
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"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
According to his 2006 memoir, “Against All Odds,” he struggled for breath after birth and turned bluish purple.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
As you near the pools, you’ll pick up the scent of sulfur and notice the water turning a strange bluish hue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026
One features sunrise-pastel walls and an angelic ceiling mural, and another is swathed in bluish gray and gold marble print paper on the walls and ceiling.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
Ben, with his salt-and-pepper brown hair and blue eyes, me with my green ones, freckles, and wavy brown hair, and Meadowlark with her pale, almost bluish white skin and stick-straight blond wisps.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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