Bläulicher

Bläulicher is a German adjective form meaning bluish or more bluish. It denotes a blue tint or shift in color and is used when comparing the degree of blueness between objects, colors, or lighting. The word can describe natural appearances, materials, or medical descriptions of color, such as a bluish hue in skin or in reflected light.

In usage, bläulicher functions as the comparative of bläulich. It can appear attributively before a noun or predicatively after a copula. Examples include: der bläuliche Rand (a bluish edge), eine bläulichere Färbung (a more bluish coloration), das bläuliche Licht (the bluish light). When used with indefinite articles, the adjective inflects for gender and number, e.g., ein bläulicher Rand, eine bläulichere Färbung, ein bläuliches Licht, plural: bläulichere Farben. In predicative positions, as in Der Himmel ist bläulicher geworden, it describes a change toward a deeper blue.

Etymology and related terms: bläulich derives from blau (blue) with the suffix -lich to form an adjective meaning bluish. The comparative form adds -er, yielding bläulicher. Related words include bläulich (bluish), Bläulichkeit (bluishness), and terms for related color descriptions such as blau, blauer, or farblich (color-related).

Notes: Bläulicher is standard in formal and descriptive German. It is not a standalone noun; capitalization occurs only if it functions as a noun in a given context. The term is common in art, design, meteorology, and medical writing when precise shading or shading changes are described.