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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLight-Blue
/ˈlaɪt.bluː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pale or soft shade of blue.
"The walls of the nursery were painted a soothing light-blue." - 2
Used to describe something that is not as intense or dark in color as standard blue.
"She wore a light-blue dress that complemented her complexion."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'light-blue' combines 'light', derived from Old English 'leoht', meaning 'not heavy' or 'bright', and 'blue', from Old English 'blǣw', referring to the color of the sky or sea. The phrase evolved to describe a specific shade of blue that is softer and paler than standard blue, commonly used in art and design since the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Light-Blue" is said worldwide
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bleu clair
Transliteration: blø klɛʁ
"Les murs de la chambre du bébé étaient peints en bleu clair."
hellblau
Transliteration: hɛlˈblaʊ
"Die Wände des Kinderzimmers waren hellblau gestrichen."
azzurro chiaro
Transliteration: adˈdzurro ˈkjaro
"Le pareti della nursery erano dipinte di azzurro chiaro."
azul claro
Transliteration: aˈθul ˈklaɾo
"Las paredes de la guardería estaban pintadas de azul claro."
azul claro
Transliteration: aˈzul ˈklaɾu
"As paredes do berçário estavam pintadas de azul claro."
हल्का नीला
Transliteration: halka neela
"बच्चों के कमरे की दीवारें हल्का नीला रंग की थीं।"
浅蓝色
Transliteration: qiǎn lán sè
"婴儿房的墙壁被涂成了浅蓝色。"
연한 파란색
Transliteration: yeonhan paransaek
"유아 방의 벽은 연한 파란색으로 칠해졌다."
淡い青
Transliteration: awai ao
"赤ちゃんの部屋の壁は淡い青に塗られていた。"
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