English Explanatory Dictionary

blee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Color, hue.
  2. Color of the face, complexion, coloring.
  3. Consistency, form, texture.
  4. General resemblance, likeness; appearance, aspect, look.
intj
  1. Expressing disgust or trepidation.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/bliː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blee.wav

Word forms

blee blees

Etymology

From Middle English blee, ble, from Old English blēo, bleoh (“color, hue; complexion, form”), from Proto-West Germanic *blīu (“color, blee”). Cognate with Scots ble, blee, blie (“color, complexion”), Old Frisian blī, blie (“color, hue; complexion”) (whence North Frisian bläy, Saterland Frisian Bläier), Middle Dutch blie, blye (“color”). Doublet of bly.

Synonyms

color colour hue complexion

Related words

bly
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