true blue

== English == === Alternative forms === true-blue === Etymology === Endocentric compound of true (“loyal, faithful”, adjective) +‎ blue (“steadfastly faithful or loyal”, adjective). The symbolism of the colour blue as representing constancy, faithfulness, loyalty, and truth may derive from the constant colour of the sky, or the tendency of certain blue dyes to resist fading, especially those made in Coventry. Adjective senses 1.1.2 (“of or pertaining to the Tory, and now the Conservative, political party”) and 1.1.3 (“of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century”) probably both allude to sense 1 (“steadfastly faithful or loyal”). Sense 1.1.2 may also allude to sense 1.1.3 which is older, and sense 1.1.3 may partly allude to the blue colour of the flag of Scotland. === Pronunciation === enPR: tro͞o′ blo͞o′ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtɹuː ˈbluː/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌtɹu ˈblu/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌtɹʉː ˈblʉː/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌtɹʉː ˈblʉː/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌʈɾuː ˈbluː/ Hyphenation: true blue === Adjective === true blue (not comparable) Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true. Patriotic. (UK) Of or pertaining to the (historical) Tory, and now the Conservative, political party; hence, steadfastly conservative. (Scotland, historical) Of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century; hence, steadfastly Presbyterian. Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest. Synonyms: archetypal, quintessential (specifically, Australia, informal) Representing authentic Australian culture, values, etc. Synonyms: dinkum, dinky-di (UK) Aristocratic by birth. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true,‎ blue. ==== Coordinate terms ==== dyed-in-the-wool ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Noun === true blue (countable and uncountable, plural true blues) (countable) A faithful partisan or supporter of a cause, person, political party, etc. (uncountable, historical) A blue dye from Coventry, England, famous for not washing out. (color models and color spaces) A precisely defined pure blue, as for example web color #0000FF = RGB(0,0,255). ==== Alternative forms ==== true-blue ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === true blue (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia