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1. any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae (noun.animal)
| member meronym | : | genus lycaena, lycaena, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper (noun.animal) |
2. the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | amobarbital, |
| definition | : | a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant (noun.artifact) |
3. blue clothing (noun.artifact)
4. blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | powder blue, |
| definition | : | a pale blue color with grey in it (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | steel blue, |
| definition | : | a greyish blue color (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | prussian blue, |
| definition | : | a dark greenish-blue color (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | ultramarine, |
| definition | : | a vivid blue to purple-blue color (noun.attribute) |
5. any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | union army, |
| definition | : | the northern army during the American Civil War (noun.group) |
6. the sky as viewed during daylight (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | sky, |
| definition | : | the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth (noun.object) |
7. used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | dye, dyestuff, |
| definition | : | a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair (noun.substance) |
8. turn blue (verb.change)
9. causing dejection (adj.all)
10. of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky (adj.all)
| similar | : | chromatic, |
| definition | : | being or having or characterized by hue (adj.all) |
11. characterized by profanity or cursing (adj.all)
| similar | : | dirty, |
| definition | : | (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency (adj.all) |
12. filled with melancholy and despondency (adj.all)
| similar | : | dejected, |
| definition | : | affected or marked by low spirits (adj.all) |
13. morally rigorous and strict (adj.all)
| similar | : | nonindulgent, strict, |
| definition | : | characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint (adj.all) |
14. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)
| similar | : | noble, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times (adj.all) |
15. used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) (adj.all)
| similar | : | northern, |
| definition | : | in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line (adj.all) |
16. suggestive of sexual impropriety (adj.all)
| similar | : | sexy, |
| definition | : | marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest (adj.all) |
17. blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | blue, |
| definition | : | turn blue (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | blue, blueish, bluish, |
| definition | : | of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky (adj.all) |
18. turn blue (verb.change)
| derivation | : | blue, blueness, |
| definition | : | blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | blueing, bluing, |
| definition | : | a process that makes something blue (or bluish) (noun.process) |
19. causing dejection (adj.all)
20. of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky (adj.all)
| derivation | : | blue, blueness, |
| definition | : | blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime (noun.attribute) |
21. characterized by profanity or cursing (adj.all)
| derivation | : | blasphemy, |
| definition | : | blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | profanity, |
| definition | : | vulgar or irreverent speech or action (noun.communication) |
22. filled with melancholy and despondency (adj.all)
23. morally rigorous and strict (adj.all)
| derivation | : | puritanism, |
| definition | : | strictness and austerity in conduct and religion (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | prude, puritan, |
| definition | : | a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | puritan, |
| definition | : | someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures (noun.person) |
24. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)
| derivation | : | aristocracy, gentry, |
| definition | : | the most powerful members of a society (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | aristocracy, nobility, |
| definition | : | a privileged class holding hereditary titles (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | patrician, |
| definition | : | a person of refined upbringing and manners (noun.person) |
25. suggestive of sexual impropriety (adj.all)
26. blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | blue, |
| definition | : | turn blue (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | blue, blueish, bluish, |
| definition | : | of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky (adj.all) |
27. turn blue (verb.change)
| derivation | : | blue, blueness, |
| definition | : | blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | blueing, bluing, |
| definition | : | a process that makes something blue (or bluish) (noun.process) |
28. causing dejection (adj.all)
29. of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky (adj.all)
| derivation | : | blue, blueness, |
| definition | : | blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime (noun.attribute) |
30. characterized by profanity or cursing (adj.all)
| derivation | : | blasphemy, |
| definition | : | blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | profanity, |
| definition | : | vulgar or irreverent speech or action (noun.communication) |
31. filled with melancholy and despondency (adj.all)
32. morally rigorous and strict (adj.all)
| derivation | : | puritanism, |
| definition | : | strictness and austerity in conduct and religion (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | prude, puritan, |
| definition | : | a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | puritan, |
| definition | : | someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures (noun.person) |
33. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (adj.all)
| derivation | : | aristocracy, gentry, |
| definition | : | the most powerful members of a society (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | aristocracy, nobility, |
| definition | : | a privileged class holding hereditary titles (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | patrician, |
| definition | : | a person of refined upbringing and manners (noun.person) |
34. suggestive of sexual impropriety (adj.all)
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