BLUISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bluish mean? 

• BLUISH (adjective)
  The adjective BLUISH has 1 sense:

1. of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

  Familiarity information: BLUISH used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLUISH (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

Synonyms:

blue; blueish; bluish

Context example:

blue haze of tobacco smoke

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

 Context examples 

Human ingestion of phenacetin can result in a bluish discoloration of the skin due to a lack of oxygen in the blood (cyanosis), dizziness and respiratory depression.

(Phenacetin, NCI Thesaurus)

A deafening roar, a fluff of bluish light, and the great square tower rocked and trembled from its very foundations, swaying this way and that like a reed in the wind.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Every instant now was in favour of Berks, and already his breathing was easier and the bluish tinge fading from his face.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was a bluish soil. It looked like clay.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from a reduced amount of oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood.

(Cyanosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This image shows rays of bluish ejected material.

(New Ceres Images Show Bright Craters, NASA)

Signs and symptoms of severe defects in newborns include: • Rapid breathing • Cyanosis - a bluish tint to the skin, lips, and fingernails • Fatigue • Poor blood circulation

(Congenital Heart Defects, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

If you have symptoms, they may include: • Pain, numbness, achiness, or heaviness in the leg muscles • Weak or absent pulses in the legs or feet • Sores or wounds on the toes, feet, or legs that heal slowly, poorly, or not at all • A pale or bluish color to the skin • A lower temperature in one leg than the other leg • Poor nail growth on the toes and decreased hair growth on the legs • Erectile dysfunction, especially among men who have diabetes

(Peripheral Arterial Disease, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

The most common symptoms are: • A lump in the abdomen, neck or chest • Bulging eyes • Dark circles around the eyes • Bone pain • Swollen stomach and trouble breathing in babies • Painless, bluish lumps under the skin in babies • Inability to move a body part

(Neuroblastoma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)