POWDER BLUE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does powder blue mean? • POWDER BLUE (noun)
The noun POWDER BLUE has 1 sense:
1. a dusty pale blue color
Familiarity information: POWDER BLUE used as a noun is very rare.
• POWDER BLUE (adjective)
The adjective POWDER BLUE has 1 sense:
1. of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue
Familiarity information: POWDER BLUE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POWDER BLUE (noun)
Meaning:
A dusty pale blue color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("powder blue" is a kind of...):
blue; blueness (blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime)
• POWDER BLUE (adjective)
Meaning:
Of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue
Synonyms:
powder blue; powdery-blue
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
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