grayish-blue
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- adjective
- /ˈɡreɪɪʃ blu/
- US
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- p261 A bright flash of grayish-blue ocean broke through the scrim of fir and redwood branches.
- grayish-blue eyes
I'm going to almost like, but it feels like a pewter in that it's kind of a grey blue with hint under certain light, maybe like a hint of green.
- I'm going to almost like, but it feels like a pewter in that it's kind of a grey blue with hint under certain light, maybe like a hint of green.
Examples
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Her dress was a soft grayish-blue that reminded me of the calm ocean on a cloudy day.
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There he was, standing just behind her own image—hair an unruly carrot red, eyes grayish blue, skin white with freckles.
Fiction book (1995) -
There was a grayish-blue tint on the curtains.
Fiction book (1994) -
It was a twisted band of gold, designed to look like a vine, set with a single grayish-blue pearl.
Fiction book (2001) -
The sky turned a beautiful shade of grayish-blue as the sun began to set.
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He painted the walls in a grayish-blue color to create a soothing atmosphere in the room.
Synonyms
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Gray with a little blue like the sky before a storm
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A color that is mainly blue with some gray
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A dark blue-gray color like a wet stone or a storm sky
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A grey color with a touch of blue
A gray color with a touch of blue
A dark blue-grey color artists use in painting
A dark color with a little purple or blue used in painting
How Gray
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Etymology
The word grayish-blue comes from joining gray, blue and the ending -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'like', so it simply means a color that is 'between blue and gray'.