Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steel blue

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: steel blue
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grayish shade of the color blue, like the metal steel

adj

Having or resembling this shade of blue

Inflected Forms

steel blues (plural) steel-blue (alternative)

Phrases

steel gray steel black steel green

Frequently Paired Words

steel steel gray steel black steel green

Synonyms

chalybeous

Questions

What does steel blue mean?: A grayish shade of the color blue, like the metal steel

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