bluish vs lilac

bluish

adj
  • Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue. 

  • Somewhat depressed; sad. 

lilac

adj
  • Having a pale purple colour. 

noun
  • A flower of the lilac shrub. 

  • A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers. 

  • A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers. 

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