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bluish tint

bluish tint

1 2.8
A slight blue color in something like glass or the sky
  • noun
  • /ˈbluːɪʃ tɪnt/
translation icon : tonalidad azulada
  • And because it's got that nice bluish tint to it, it's good for the old teeth as well.
  • a slightly bluish tint

The way we made it with a little blue tint is actually rock candy.

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Examples

  • It had a pleasing shape, all right, and its bluish tint lent it a mystic aura.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Slushy snow saturated by water—which gives it a gray cast, or even a bluish tint—reflects as little as 60 percent.

    Blog text (5)

  • The way we made it with a little blue tint is actually rock candy.

    First We Feast

  • In the bluish tint of the television screen, he sits on the bed and holds the remote control straight out in front of himself.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I noticed the bluish tint to his fingertips and his lips.

    Freaky Farley (2007)

  • The cool white LEDs provide a bluish tint to the gentle color and may certainly not appeal to your studying tastes.

    Blog text (10)

  • She wore her lightly colored hair long and flowing, and a bluish tint was evident in her eyes.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • With coastal waves, dawn's bluish tint helps create a soft and sensuous surf.

    Academic text (2000)

  • It also has a whiter hue, while the Nook emits a bluish tint.

    Blog text (11)

  • Tonight, her lips had a faint bluish tint.

Synonyms

blueness
vsbluish tint
2 2.7

The color that looks like the clear daytime sky

is lighter and more like a small shade or hint of blue
bluishness
vsbluish tint
4.8

A slight blue colour on something

is a subtler, barely visible hint of blue on the surface

How Blue

dark blue
16 1.0
pale blue
14 1.0
bluish tint
1 2.8

Surface Forms

bluish tint singular
bluish tints plural

Morphology

bluish + tint

The meaning is directly compositional: 'bluish' denotes tinged with blue and 'tint' denotes a slight shade, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer 'a slight shade of blue.' This pattern is a straightforward adjective + noun color description found across languages, making the expression immediately transparent.

Etymology

Bluish tint shows a small, simple picture: bluish means 'a little blue' and tint means 'a small color' added to something like glass or cloth. That's why bluish tint means 'a slight shade or hint of blue' today.