bluer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; - Helen Hunt Jackson
  2. adjective used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
  3. adjective filled with melancholy and despondency

Etymology

From blue + -er (“Oxford -er”). Used at Harrow School in London, United Kingdom.

Synonyms

blue, bluish, blueish

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