The difference between Blue and Happy

When used as nouns, blue means the colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light, whereas happy means preceded by : happy people as a group.

When used as verbs, blue means to make or become blue, whereas happy means often followed by : to become happy.

When used as adjectives, blue means of the colour blue, whereas happy means having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment.

check bellow for the other definitions of Blue and Happy

  1. Blue as an adjective:

    Of the colour blue.

    Examples:

    "the deep blue sea"

  2. Blue as an adjective (informal):

    Depressed, melancholic, sad.

  3. Blue as an adjective:

    Pale, without redness or glare; said of a flame.

    Examples:

    "The candle burns blue."

  4. Blue as an adjective (politics):

    Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by a political party represented by the colour blue. Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by the Democratic Party. Supportive of or related to the Liberal Party.

    Examples:

    "I live in a blue constituency.  Congress turned blue in the mid-term elections."

    "Illawarra turns blue in Liberal washout"

  5. Blue as an adjective (astronomy):

    Of the higher-frequency region of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.

  6. Blue as an adjective (of [[steak]]):

    Extra rare; left very raw and cold.

  7. Blue as an adjective (of a [[dog]] or [[cat]]):

    Having a coat of fur of a slaty gray shade.

  8. Blue as an adjective (archaic):

    Severe or overly strict in morals; gloomy.

    Examples:

    "'blue and sour religionists;  blue laws"

  9. Blue as an adjective (archaic, of women):

    literary; bluestockinged.

  10. Blue as an adjective (particle physics):

    Having a color charge of blue.

  11. Blue as an adjective (entertainment):

    Risque or obscene

    Examples:

    "His material is too blue for prime-time"

  1. Blue as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):

    The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this.

    Examples:

    "color paneblue 0028E9"

  2. Blue as a noun:

    A blue dye or pigment.

  3. Blue as a noun:

    Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.

  4. Blue as a noun:

    Blue clothing

    Examples:

    "The boys in blue marched to the pipers."

  5. Blue as a noun (in the plural):

    A blue uniform. See blues.

  6. Blue as a noun (slang):

    A member of law enforcement

  7. Blue as a noun:

    The sky, literally or figuratively.

    Examples:

    "The ball came out of the blue and cracked his windshield."

    "His request for leave came out of the blue."

  8. Blue as a noun:

    The ocean; deep waters.

  9. Blue as a noun:

    Anything blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color.

  10. Blue as a noun:

    A dog or cat with a slaty gray coat.

  11. Blue as a noun (snooker):

    One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of five points.

  12. Blue as a noun:

    Any of the butterflies of the subfamily in the family Lycaenidae, most of which have blue on their wings.

  13. Blue as a noun:

    A bluefish.

  14. Blue as a noun (Australia, colloquial):

    An argument.

  15. Blue as a noun:

    A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes.

  16. Blue as a noun (British):

    A type of firecracker.

  17. Blue as a noun (archaic):

    A pedantic woman; a bluestocking.

  18. Blue as a noun (particle physics):

    One of the three color charges for quarks.

  1. Blue as a verb (ergative):

    To make or become blue.

  2. Blue as a verb (transitive, metallurgy):

    To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust.

  3. Blue as a verb (transitive, laundry):

    To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid)

  4. Blue as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To spend (money) extravagantly; to blow.

  1. Blue as an adjective (entertainment, informal):

    Pornographic or profane.

    Examples:

    "The air was blue with oaths."

    "a blue movie"

  1. Happy as an adjective:

    Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.

    Examples:

    "Music makes me feel happy."

  2. Happy as an adjective:

    Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.

  3. Happy as an adjective:

    Content, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).

    Examples:

    "Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?"

    "Yes, I am happy with the decision."

  4. Happy as an adjective:

    Of acts, speech, etc.: appropriate, apt, felicitous.

    Examples:

    "a happy coincidence"

  5. Happy as an adjective (in combination):

    Favoring or inclined to use.

    Examples:

    "[[slaphappy]], [[trigger-happy]]"

  6. Happy as an adjective (rare):

    Of persons, especially when referring to their ability to express themselves (often followed by or ): dexterous, ready, skilful.

  1. Happy as a noun:

    preceded by : happy people as a group.

  1. Happy as a noun (informal, rare):

    A happy event, thing, person, etc.

  1. Happy as a verb (intransitive):

    Often followed by : to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.

  2. Happy as a verb (transitive):

    Often followed by : to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.

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