blümerant

Signification (Anglais)

1. (archaic) light or pale blue
2. (dated, impersonal, with-dative) unwell, queasy, dizzy

Concepts

sujet à des nausées

Synonymes

schwiemelig

schwindlig

schwindelig

💫

schwurbelig

Übelkeit erregend

schwurblig

angewidert

Traductions

queer

mawkish

squeamish

sick to one’s stomach

mawmish

wambly

nauseatic

wallowish

apatico

debole

fiacco

😫

moscio

nauseabondo

nauseato

misselijk

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌblyməˈʁant/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à français: bleu mourant

In summary

17th century, from French bleu mourant (“pale blue”, literally “dying blue, i.e. fading blue”). Altered under influence of German Blume (“flower”). The sense “unwell” from the change in complexion that may accompany such a state.