# blee

> English word · Noun · IPA /bliː/

## Definitions
1. Color, hue.
2. Color of the face, complexion, coloring.
3. Consistency, form, texture.
4. General resemblance, likeness; appearance, aspect, look.

## Etymology
From Middle English blee, ble, from Old English blēo, bleoh (“color, hue; complexion, form”), from Proto-West Germanic *blīu (“color, blee”).
Cognate with Scots ble, blee, blie (“color, complexion”), Old Frisian blī, blie (“color, hue; complexion”) (whence North Frisian bläy, Saterland Frisian Bläier), Middle Dutch blie, blye (“color”). Doublet of bly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blee