bluish-white
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- adjective
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blanco azulado
- The portrait revealed a sky at twilight, where a soft, bluish-white mist rose from a valley that was hidden by a rise in the foreground.
- bluish-white light
She was glowing this bluish white color, and she had this white dress on that sparkled when it was flowing.
- She was glowing this bluish white color, and she had this white dress on that sparkled when it was flowing.
Examples
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The smoke was bluish-white and thick, still seeping out through cracks in the door, at the corners, and from under the roof at a steady rate.
Academic text (2009) -
The glove exploded in brilliant bluish-white light.
Fiction book (1992) -
The bare skin was a bluish-white and hot to his touch.
Fiction book (1993) -
After a moment, it will glow red, then orange, then bluish-white.
Blog text (28) -
Her skin was bluish-white, taffy-speckled.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the dark, narrow room, Sabine studied the information, her face painted in a bluish-white light.
Fiction book (1998) -
A bluish-white light flickered like distant lightning, but I could not see its source.
Fiction book (1990) -
His old eyes were bluish-white, and his toothless mouth worked continually, like a cow chewing its cud.
Fiction book (1992) -
The gloved hand burned with a bluish-white energy laced with crackling strands of green fire.
Fiction book (1992) -
The room was illuminated by a bluish-white light that created a calm atmosphere.
Synonyms
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White with a light blue tint
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White light or paint with a slight blue tint that looks cold
How Blue
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bluish-white combines blue and white with the ending -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'like'. So it literally describes something that is 'white with a little blue'.