Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blue-skies

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
blue-skies
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unrealistic or impractical.

adj

Of no immediate practical application.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

blue skies (alternative) blue-sky (alternative) bluesky (alternative)

Phrases

blue-sky thinking

Frequently Paired Words

blue-sky thinking greenfield

Synonyms

theoretical

Antonyms

real-world

Questions

What does blue-skies mean?
Unrealistic or impractical.

How to pronounce blue-skies

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