Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bluer

/ˈbluː.ə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: bluer
IPA: /ˈbluː.ə(ɹ)/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of blue: more blue

noun

A blue blazer, part of the school uniform at Harrow School.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Bluer buttons illustrate the principle of 'keeping under'. The Knoll rule book states: 'It is a one year priv. [privilege] to have the bottom button on one's bluer undone [and] a three summer priv. to have all the buttons of one's bluer undone.'"
"He was alone in his room, in his bluer and his tie, seated on a chair, leaning over his bed like a desk—his preferred way to study—holding the stapled pages of the script, muttering the words."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: blue

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

bluers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

greyers

Rhymes With

fewer newer viewer sewer brewer reviewer truer who're dewar skewer heuer pursuer

Questions

How do you pronounce bluer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbluː.ə(ɹ)/.
What does bluer mean?: comparative form of blue: more blue
Where does bluer come from?: From blue + -er (“Oxford -er”). Used at Harrow School in London, United Kingdom.

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