i’m blue definition | English dictionary for learners | Reverso
blue
(
bluer
comparative
)
(
bluest
superlative
)
(
blues
plural
)
1
colour
Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky…, She fixed her pale blue eyes on her father’s., …colourful blues and reds.
2
n-plural
The blues is a type of music which was developed by African American musicians in the southern United States. It is characterized by a slow tempo and a strong rhythm.
the N
3
n-plural
If you have got the blues, you feel sad and depressed.
INFORMAL
the N
Interfering in-laws are the prime sources of the blues.
4
adj
If you are feeling blue, you are feeling sad or depressed, often when there is no particular reason.
INFORMAL
v-link ADJ
(=down)
There’s no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
5
adj
Blue films, stories, or jokes are about sex.
ADJ n
…a secret stash of porn mags and blue movies.
6
If something happens out of the blue, it happens unexpectedly.
♦
out of the blue
phrase
One of them wrote to us out of the blue several years later.
7
→
blue moon
→
moon
blue baby
(
blue babies
plural
)
A blue baby is a baby whose skin is slightly blue because it has been born with something wrong with its heart.
n-count
blue-black
Something that is blue-black is bluish black in colour.
colour
…blue-black feathers.
blue-blooded
A blue-blooded person is from a royal or noble family.
adj
…blue-blooded aristocrats.
blue book
(
blue books
plural
)
, Blue Book
A blue book is an official government report or register of statistics.
(BRIT)
n-count
blue chip
(
blue chips
plural
)
Blue chip stocks and shares are an investment which are considered fairly safe to invest in while also being profitable.
(BUSINESS)
n-count
oft N n
Blue chip issues were sharply higher, but the rest of the market actually declined slightly by the end of the day.
blue-collar
Blue-collar workers work in industry, doing physical work, rather than in offices.
adj
ADJ n
(Antonym: white-collar)
blue-eyed boy
(
blue-eyed boys
plural
)
Someone’s blue-eyed boy is a young man who they like better than anyone else and who therefore receives better treatment than other people.
(BRIT)
n-count
oft poss N
(disapproval)
(=darling, favourite)
He was the media’s blue-eyed boy.
in AM, use fair-haired boy
blue jeans
Blue jeans are the same as jeans.
n-plural
also a pair of N
…faded blue jeans.
blue riband
(
blue ribands
plural
)
, blue ribband
If someone or something wins the blue riband in a competition, they win first prize. The prize is sometimes in the shape of a blue ribbon.
(BRIT)
n-count
Olga did not win the all-round championship, the blue riband event.
in AM, use blue ribbon
blue ribbon
(
blue ribbons
plural
)
A blue ribbon is the same as a blue riband.
(AM)
n-count
blue tit
(
blue tits
plural
)
A blue tit is a small European bird with a blue head, wings, and tail, and a yellow front.
n-count
electric blue
, electric-blue
Something that is electric blue is very bright blue in colour.
colour
ice-blue
Ice-blue is a very pale blue colour.
LITERARY
colour
midnight blue
Something that is midnight blue is a very dark blue colour, almost black.
colour
peacock blue
Something that is peacock blue is a deep, bright, greeny-blue in colour.
colour
powder blue
, powder-blue
Something that is powder blue is a pale greyish-blue colour.
colour
royal blue
Something that is royal blue is deep blue in colour.
colour
sky-blue
Something that is sky-blue is a very pale blue in colour.
colour
Her silk shirtdress was sky-blue, the colour of her eyes.
true-blue
, true blue
1
adj
If you describe someone as true-blue, you mean that they are right-wing in their ideas and opinions.
(BRIT)
Her husband is a true blue Tory.
2
adj
A true-blue supporter of something is someone who is very loyal and reliable.
(AM)
