Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sky blue

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: sky blue
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.

noun

A vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Milk excessively diluted with water, or from which the cream was too closely skimmed.

Countable; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Someone connected with Coventry City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.

noun

Someone connected with Sydney FC, as a fan, player, coach, etc.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: baby blue, powder blue, eggshell blue, robin's-egg blue"
"“Hi! Kostandi!” called out an old sailor in a sky-blue cloak. “How are things with you?”"
"Hence, Suffolk dairy wives run mad for cream, And leave their milk with nothing but the name; Its name derision and reproach pursue, And strangers tell of three-times-skimm'd sky-blue."
"To be sure, your Aunt Betsey lives in a brick house, and has a sight of furniture, […] yet she has all her bread to buy by the loaf, and the milk is sky-blue; as to cream, I don't believe they ever heard on't."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sky blue (comparative) most sky blue (superlative) sky-blue (alternative) sky blues (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cerulean more at blues

Synonyms

baby blue powder blue eggshell blue robin's-egg blue

Questions

What does sky blue mean?: Of a vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.

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