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sky-blue

sky-blue

1 2.1
Deep blue with a little purple like a clear autumn sky
  • adjective
  • /skaɪ blu/
translation icon : azul celeste
  • He wore a sky-blue shirt that perfectly matched the clear October sky.
  • sky-blue shirt
  • sky-blue tuxedo
  • sky-blue suit

The Chilena is a crazy woman with railing eyes, an amiable heart, sky blue skin.

Examples

  • Flowers have been placed on a sky-blue painted cross next to the concrete wall that surrounds the well.

    Academic text (2008)

  • I'm going to use this sky blue shade and place this just right there for a flash of color.

  • Her belly was the same sky blue as her mate's.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • A heavily worn sky-blue rug was thrown across the floor.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Feingold in his sky-blue jacket shrugged.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • A tall, slender woman in a loose sky-blue dress, her long silver hair falling from its pins and streaming out behind her.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Martin Humphries strode into the boardroom, decked out in a sky-blue business suit.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Confidently, he tipped his face up at his friend, showing his scar-mangled smile below sky-blue eyes and sunny curls.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • She's tall, skinny, forty-five-ish with platinum hair, veiny hands, and sky-blue, ice-blue eyes.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The plainness of his face was exaggerated by his sky-blue baseball cap, which sported a flaming silver rocket encircled with "Selene Development, Inc."

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

bright blue
vssky-blue
8 1.0

A deep blue color that has a slight purple hint like a clear autumn sky

is the precise term for that specific October sky purplish shade
cerulean
vssky-blue
3 8.1

Deep blue like a clear bright sky

is linked to the October sky tone rather than a bright midyear sky
purple-blue
vssky-blue
1 3.3

A blue color with a little purple in it

is darker and tied to an October sky rather than just a mixed hue
azure
vssky-blue
1 5.8

A deep bright blue like a clear sky

is used for the October sky shade rather than the general sky color
indigo
vssky-blue
1 4.0

Having a deep purplish-blue color between blue and purple

is less violet and more like the softer October sky blue
violet-blue
vssky-blue
1 3.9

A blue color with a purple tint

leans less toward violet and more toward the sky's October tone
sapphire
vssky-blue
1 4.0

Having a deep rich blue color like a jewel

is more connected to the sky and shows a slight purple tint
mauve-blue
vssky-blue
6.1

A blue color with a little purple in it

is deeper and richer in tone than this paler mauve influenced shade
azurine
vssky-blue
8.6

Having a bright sky-blue color like a clear sky

is deeper and more purplish than this generally bright sky tone
bluish-purple
vssky-blue
3.0

A purple color with a little blue mixed in

uses a blue base with only a slight purple tinge rather than purple base
blue-purple
vssky-blue
3.2

Purple with a touch of blue

is based on blue and points to the October sky hue instead
bluish-violet
vssky-blue
2.7

A violet color with a little blue

leans more toward blue and refers specifically to the October sky shade

How Blue

navy blue
15 1.0
dark blue
16 1.0
sky-blue
1 2.1
light-blue
16 1.0
pale blue
14 1.0

Surface Forms

sky-blue positive

Morphology

sky-blue = sky + blue (transparent) = sky + blue

Clear compound of 'sky' + 'blue' denoting a colour like the sky; learners who know the components can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Sky-blue comes from the parts sky and blue, literally meaning the blue of the open sky. Think of a clear autumn 'October' sky that can look deep and a little purple, so the adjective describes that exact color.