Meaning

8 senses

  1. (not comparable)Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.

    He was a true blue supporter, and would not listen to what he supposed to be the lies of the opposition.

  2. Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.

    (not comparable)Patriotic.

  3. (UK, not comparable)Of or pertaining to the (historical) Tory, and now the Conservative, political party; hence, steadfastly conservative.

  4. (Scotland, historical, not comparable)Of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century; hence, steadfastly Presbyterian.

  5. (not comparable)Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest.

    щи́рийščýryj

  6. Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest.

    (Australia, informal, not comparable, specifically)Representing authentic Australian culture, values, etc.

  7. (UK, not comparable)Aristocratic by birth.

  8. (not comparable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, blue.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. That girl is a true blue country singer.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
representing the true essence of something — see also authentic, genuine:

Origin

Endocentric compound of true (“loyal, faithful”, adjective) + blue (“steadfastly faithful

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.

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
archetypalC2quintessentialdinkumdinky-di

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
trueA1trueborntruffletruismC2
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