bluish black
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- adjective
- /ˈbluːɪʃ blæk/
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negro azulado
- Her dress was a beautiful shade of bluish black that shimmered under the evening lights.
But it was like a, a bluish black seething dynamic energy that was at the same time a void.
- But it was like a, a bluish black seething dynamic energy that was at the same time a void.
- It is so good if you want like a blue black looking wild.
Examples
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The artist used a bluish black for the background to create a striking contrast with the bright colors of the painting.
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It had, however, broad maculations of bluish-black, obviously caused by extravasated blood from contusions.
Blog text (2) -
That big dark part, kind of bluish-black?
Fiction book (1998) -
But it was like a, a bluish black seething dynamic energy that was at the same time a void.
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Such ibeji will soon turn bluish-black: all perfectly legitimate.
Academic text (2003) -
"Step aside, please, gents," he said as he muscled past with a quarter ton of bluish-black rock.
Fiction book (1992) -
And Grady pressed his face up against the glass, even though there was nothing to see outside the window but a bluish-black void, which he likened to the sinuous fabric of space itself.
Fiction book (2001) -
As night fell, the sky turned a deep bluish black, dotted with twinkling stars.
Synonyms
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Very dark color that is black with a blue shine
Having a dark blue-grey colour like a stormy sky
Very dark black with a slight bluish grey tint
How Bluish
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'black with a slight tinge of blue' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'bluish' (tinged with blue) with 'black' (the color), so the overall sense is predictable from the parts. This simple color-modifier pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard adjective composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Bluish black comes from putting blue and black together. Imagine a night sky that is mostly dark but shows a faint blue shine, so it means 'black with a little blue'.