blue-sky

1 of 3

adjective

ˈblü-ˈskī

: marked by a blue cloudless sky : clear

On a blue-sky day, it's easy to look up into the far-reaching atmosphere and marvel at the wonders that it holds …

Nick Carbone

: characterized by unconstrained optimism or imagination : visionary

People need more quiet time to let their creative juices flow, time for blue-sky thinking early in a project, before too many constraints are applied.

Tim Stevens

For a four-hour block on Saturdays, she might be a CEO in blue-sky mode, thinking exclusively about long-term strategy.

David Zax

: overly optimistic about the future : unrealistic

A world without potential war between major countries was until two years ago the stuff of utopian novels, blue-sky dreams of minds not grounded in reality.

Tom Clancy

One of the issues that raises its head increasingly in crowdfunding is the danger that people may try and launch dubious campaigns to raise finance for blue-sky products that have no chance of success or even working.

John Kennedy

: having little or no value

blue-sky stock

: of or relating to blue-sky laws

blue-sky regulations

blue-sky

2 of 3

verb

blue-skied also blue-skyed; blue-skying; blue-skies

transitive + intransitive

: to offer ideas that are conceived by unrestrained imagination or optimism

When you get the developers in a room blue-skying about the things that they want to do, it's incredible—these are really brilliant people who want to do great things.

Shari Steele

Those people have blue-skied and pushed the envelope and wandered around aimlessly outside the box as if their lives depended upon it.

Jay Rayner

But innovators, when they blue-sky an idea, don't dwell on words like "equity" and "business plan," he [Patrick Dowd] says. Instead it's about "vision and passion" and daring to fail.

Richard Leiby

blue sky

3 of 3

noun

plural blue skies

: a time or situation marked by easy progress or success

Growth is back to its old powerhouse levels; there seems to be nothing but blue sky ahead on the inflation front.

Amity Shlaes

Before such blue skies actually arrive, however, several major problems will have to be resolved.

Harry F. Walters et al.

: overly optimistic and unrealistic thinking about the future

But this is all blue sky because … there is nothing remotely close to a commercial prototype.

Gregg Easterbrook

blue-sky

adjective

as in utopian

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单词	blue-sky
释义	blue-sky 1 of 3 adjective ˈblü-ˈskī 1 : marked by a blue cloudless sky : clear On a blue-sky day, it's easy to look up into the far-reaching atmosphere and marvel at the wonders that it holds … Nick Carbone 2 a : characterized by unconstrained optimism or imagination : visionary People need more quiet time to let their creative juices flow, time for blue-sky thinking early in a project, before too many constraints are applied. Tim Stevens For a four-hour block on Saturdays, she might be a CEO in blue-sky mode, thinking exclusively about long-term strategy. David Zax b : overly optimistic about the future : unrealistic A world without potential war between major countries was until two years ago the stuff of utopian novels, blue-sky dreams of minds not grounded in reality. Tom Clancy One of the issues that raises its head increasingly in crowdfunding is the danger that people may try and launch dubious campaigns to raise finance for blue-sky products that have no chance of success or even working. John Kennedy 3 a : having little or no value blue-sky stock b : of or relating to blue-sky laws blue-sky regulations blue-sky 2 of 3 verb blue-skied also blue-skyed; blue-skying; blue-skies transitive + intransitive : to offer ideas that are conceived by unrestrained imagination or optimism When you get the developers in a room blue-skying about the things that they want to do, it's incredible—these are really brilliant people who want to do great things. Shari Steele Those people have blue-skied and pushed the envelope and wandered around aimlessly outside the box as if their lives depended upon it. Jay Rayner But innovators, when they blue-sky an idea, don't dwell on words like "equity" and "business plan," he [Patrick Dowd] says. Instead it's about "vision and passion" and daring to fail. Richard Leiby blue sky 3 of 3 noun plural blue skies 1 : a time or situation marked by easy progress or success Growth is back to its old powerhouse levels; there seems to be nothing but blue sky ahead on the inflation front. Amity Shlaes Before such blue skies actually arrive, however, several major problems will have to be resolved. Harry F. Walters et al. 2 : overly optimistic and unrealistic thinking about the future But this is all blue sky because … there is nothing remotely close to a commercial prototype. Gregg Easterbrook Word History First Known Use Adjective 1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1957, in the meaning defined above Noun 1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Legal Definition blue-sky adjective 1 : having little or no value blue-sky stock 2 : of or relating to blue-sky laws blue-sky adjective as in utopian Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance utopian idealistic fanciful visionary unrealistic impractical imaginative optimistic romantic fantastical sentimental cheerful theoretical fantastic rose-colored irrational half-baked illogical unsuspicious unreasonable trusting theoretic trustful insane Antonyms & Near Antonyms pragmatic practical realistic pragmatical hardheaded utilitarian earthy down-to-earth rational matter-of-fact reasonable logical sensible grounded sane sound commonsensical philistine sober levelheaded idealless no-nonsense sobersided See More
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blue-sky

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