blueness

Quality of sapphires

Blueness is the quality or state of being blue.

It can refer to color: the blueness of the sky, the blueness of her eyes.

It extends to emotional states: a blueness of mood settled over him.

The word also describes risqué or indecent content: the blueness of his humor got him in trouble.

hue

azure

Light sky tone

indigo · turquoise · teal · navy · ultramarine · periwinkle · cornflower · cyan · aqua · iris

sky

azure

Light sky tone

dawn · dusk · daylight · clear · overcast · atmosphere · cloudscape · ether · heavens · expanse

sadness

melancholy

Subdued, lasting sadness

despair · heartache · anguish · grief · wistfulness · forlornness · mournfulness · dolor · pensiveness · somberness

serenity

tranquility

Undisturbed peacefulness

placidity · quietude · harmony · meditation · zen · soothing · restfulness · gentleness · composure · contemplation

coldness

frost

Thin ice coating

frigid · arctic · glacial · wintry · coolness · frosty · icy · cold snap · biting · bitter cold

oceanic

depths

Lowest or innermost regions

  • wavesTraveling energy disturbances
  • abyssImmeasurably profound depth
  • tideOcean's cyclical swell

reef · aquatic · marine · deep sea · underwater · lagoon · coastal · seascape · pacific · nautical

Opposites
color

bluenessorangeness

Quality of being amber-toned

yellowness · redness · warmth · coral · amber

emotional state

bluenesscheerfulness

State of bright spirits

happiness · joyfulness · elation · buoyancy · merriment

moral/decency

bluenessdecency

Moral appropriateness in behavior

cleanness · propriety · primness · prudishness · wholesomeness

Family

blue, bluish, bluer, bluebird, bluest, bluebell, blueish, bluejay, blueing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G