blue-skyadj.

Brit.

/ˌbluːˈskʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈbluˈˌskaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., sky n.¹

Etymology: < blue adj. + sky n.¹

Chiefly attributive.

1. Characterized by the presence of a blue sky, as an indicator of pleasant weather. In extended use: cheerful, happy; optimistic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [adjective]

fairOE

merry1214

clearc1384

well-disposed1477

fine1595

blue-sky1852

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adjective] > unrealistically

rose-coloured1780

couleur de rose1783

rose-tinted1783

Panglossian1831

rose pink1837

Micawber-like1855

Micawberish1859

Pangloss1881

blue-sky1895

Panglossic1926

1852 Water-cure Jrnl. May 102/1 She was always true to draw or travel in bright, clear, blue-sky spring or summer weather.

1895 Daily News 2 Nov. 6/3 Paintings of Venice..which may be described as a blue sky series, so cheerful and gay is the aspect under which this artist generally views the picturesque city.

1922 Munsey's Mag. Feb. 44/1 She ignored us significantly, for Bridget's storms always cleared in this sullen way. In fact, Henry once said that even her blue sky days were weather-breeders.

1994 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) 19 June 94/7 Selwa's blue-sky approach to life is infectious.

2004 C. Golden Boys are back in Town (2008) i. 1 They were enjoying the blue-sky morning just as much as he was.

2. U.S. Finance.

a. Originally blue sky and hot air. Of securities and other investments: sold under false pretences so as to increase the profits of the seller or dealer; financially unsound; fraudulently sold. Of a person, organization, etc.: involved in the sale of such items.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [adjective] > defrauding or swindling

cheatingc1555

sharking1608

shaving1611

rooking1631

sharping1691

black-legged1761

swindling1774

managed1810

cooked1849

bunco-steering1875

blue sky and hot air1905

blue skies1925

1905 Washington Post 11 Feb. 9/4 The securities described by Cowell were referred to by him as ‘blue sky and hot air’.]

1905 Chicago Tribune 26 Feb. 12 He furnished huge piles of worthless securities to Lowell, which he termed ‘blue sky and hot air’ securities.

1914 Commerc. West 18 Apr. 16/2 Much confusion over what is ‘Blue Sky’ and should be prohibited and what is legitimate and should be given freedom of trade.

1919 Detective Story Mag. 28 59 That's where old Johnny McGrue had it on you blue-sky merchants.

1943 Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) 29 Dec. 2/5 He said there was an undercover move to abolish the Securities and Exchange Commission to permit again the sale of blue sky stocks.

1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 76/1 Criminal convictions of alleged ‘blue sky’ land dealer.

2001 Golf Mag. Feb. 109/2 I can show you on a daily basis the number of blue-sky investments that come across my desk.

b. Of legislation: passed to protect investors from the fraudulent selling of securities and other investments.

ΚΠ

1911 N.Y. Tribune 16 Sept. 14/2 Governor Stubbs of Kansas..told of the workings of the ‘blue sky’ law, so named because it was aimed..at corporations which had nothing back of them but the blue sky.

1952 J. Lait & L. Mortimer U.S.A. Confidential ii. xi. 101 He became a stock salesman. There were no blue-sky laws then... The fact that investors lost millions of dollars on some of the securities he peddled was not his fault, now was it?

1963 ABA Jrnl. Mar. 281/1 It would have been interesting had Mr. Schlei contrasted the blue-sky regulations in the State of New York.

2011 C. L. Clark Amer. Econ. (rev. ed.) ii. 805 By 1933, every state with the exception of Nevada had also adopted some form of blue-sky legislation.

3. Of, belonging, or relating to the distant future; spec. (a) (in negative sense) fanciful, hypothetical; not applicable, practical, or profitable in the current state or situation; (b) (in positive sense) creative or visionary; unconstrained by current or conventional assumptions, models, and applications.See also blue-sky research n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [adjective] > of fanciful nature

feigned1526

fantasticala1546

conceited1588

capricious1594

fanatical1598

vaporous1605

chimerical1638

chimeric1655

lymphatical1678

chimerian1682

wild goose1770

visionary1777

whimmy1785

whimming1787

Laputan1866

viewy1866

Alice1872

Alice-in-Wonderland1874

fantasied1882

Alician1898

blue-sky1920

pie in the sky1930

rocambolesque1935

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inexpediency > [adjective] > in the current state of development

blue-sky1920

blue skies1985

1920 W. Hard Raymond Robins' Own Story iii. 136 Lenin and Trotzky never gave me any blue-sky talk. They never promised unless they had the will and the power to deliver.

1954 3rd Ann. Meeting Building Res. Inst. (Nat. Res. Council, U.S.) 64 My observation as a promoter of blue sky ideas, is that unless you can make money on them, there isn't a chance in the world of you getting anywhere with them.

1967 Economist 18 Nov. 766/2 ‘The possible development..of the vast reserves of oil locked in non-conventional sources.’.. This is blue-sky stuff, the real security is now seen to lie in boosting oil stocks.

1977 Time 21 Feb. 48/2 Put faith in blue-sky technologies, such as development of solar and geothermal power.

1986 Railway Age Mar. 34/3 And, while some might regard the idea as blue-sky, Herb Webb has thoughts about development of lift equipment not unlike that used in intermodal terminals.

1996 Time Out 27 Mar. 4/2 We've been so focused on year-to-year budget deficits that we haven't done this kind of blue-sky thinking.

2009 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 16 Apr. 12 Gaping holes are appearing in the blue-sky notion that Liverpool can beat the recession on a diet of culture and tourism.

Compounds

blue sky book n. a book that gives its author's views on the nature of human life, and his or her theories on how it should be conducted.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > thoughtful or reflective > containing opinion rather than fact

think-piece1935

blue sky book1954

1954 New Statesman & Nation 11 Sept. 303/2 The Root of the Matter..is what you might call a superior blue-sky book, with texts culled from all over the place... On the last page but three she decides that ‘actually it is no longer true that we have no proof at all of the supernatural’.

1957 H. Croome Forgotten Place iv. 55 The manuscript in this case is a blue-sky book, about to regenerate family life.

1983 New Scientist 6 Jan. 38/1 He has produced an exciting argument—less what used to be known as a blue sky book than a blue Earth book.

blue-sky research n. research that is not directed towards any immediate or definite commercial goal, but may have applications in the future.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun] > research and development

research and development1892

R and D1952

blue-sky research1959

blue skies research1972

1959 Law & Contemp. Probl. 24 138 Many large firms set aside a significant portion of their research and development budget for ‘undirected’ or ‘blue sky’ research..with the full confidence that over the long run, the new knowledge gained will pay off.

1998 M. Wells Civilization & Limpet 198 The fact that apparently useless studies, blue-sky research, not infrequently proves to be useful later is a bonus.

2005 Wired Dec. 263/2 The Science and Technology Directorate..places wagers on almost-there technology that it hopes the public sector will embrace—and it leaves blue-sky research to others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue-sky
释义	blue-skyadj. Brit. /ˌbluːˈskʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈbluˈˌskaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., sky n.¹ Etymology: < blue adj. + sky n.¹ Chiefly attributive. 1. Characterized by the presence of a blue sky, as an indicator of pleasant weather. In extended use: cheerful, happy; optimistic. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [adjective] fairOE merry1214 clearc1384 well-disposed1477 fine1595 blue-sky1852 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adjective] > unrealistically rose-coloured1780 couleur de rose1783 rose-tinted1783 Panglossian1831 rose pink1837 Micawber-like1855 Micawberish1859 Pangloss1881 blue-sky1895 Panglossic1926 1852 Water-cure Jrnl. May 102/1 She was always true to draw or travel in bright, clear, blue-sky spring or summer weather. 1895 Daily News 2 Nov. 6/3 Paintings of Venice..which may be described as a blue sky series, so cheerful and gay is the aspect under which this artist generally views the picturesque city. 1922 Munsey's Mag. Feb. 44/1 She ignored us significantly, for Bridget's storms always cleared in this sullen way. In fact, Henry once said that even her blue sky days were weather-breeders. 1994 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) 19 June 94/7 Selwa's blue-sky approach to life is infectious. 2004 C. Golden Boys are back in Town (2008) i. 1 They were enjoying the blue-sky morning just as much as he was. 2. U.S. Finance. a. Originally blue sky and hot air. Of securities and other investments: sold under false pretences so as to increase the profits of the seller or dealer; financially unsound; fraudulently sold. Of a person, organization, etc.: involved in the sale of such items. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [adjective] > defrauding or swindling cheatingc1555 sharking1608 shaving1611 rooking1631 sharping1691 black-legged1761 swindling1774 managed1810 cooked1849 bunco-steering1875 blue sky and hot air1905 blue skies1925 1905 Washington Post 11 Feb. 9/4 The securities described by Cowell were referred to by him as ‘blue sky and hot air’.] 1905 Chicago Tribune 26 Feb. 12 He furnished huge piles of worthless securities to Lowell, which he termed ‘blue sky and hot air’ securities. 1914 Commerc. West 18 Apr. 16/2 Much confusion over what is ‘Blue Sky’ and should be prohibited and what is legitimate and should be given freedom of trade. 1919 Detective Story Mag. 28 59 That's where old Johnny McGrue had it on you blue-sky merchants. 1943 Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) 29 Dec. 2/5 He said there was an undercover move to abolish the Securities and Exchange Commission to permit again the sale of blue sky stocks. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 76/1 Criminal convictions of alleged ‘blue sky’ land dealer. 2001 Golf Mag. Feb. 109/2 I can show you on a daily basis the number of blue-sky investments that come across my desk. b. Of legislation: passed to protect investors from the fraudulent selling of securities and other investments. ΚΠ 1911 N.Y. Tribune 16 Sept. 14/2 Governor Stubbs of Kansas..told of the workings of the ‘blue sky’ law, so named because it was aimed..at corporations which had nothing back of them but the blue sky. 1952 J. Lait & L. Mortimer U.S.A. Confidential ii. xi. 101 He became a stock salesman. There were no blue-sky laws then... The fact that investors lost millions of dollars on some of the securities he peddled was not his fault, now was it? 1963 ABA Jrnl. Mar. 281/1 It would have been interesting had Mr. Schlei contrasted the blue-sky regulations in the State of New York. 2011 C. L. Clark Amer. Econ. (rev. ed.) ii. 805 By 1933, every state with the exception of Nevada had also adopted some form of blue-sky legislation. 3. Of, belonging, or relating to the distant future; spec. (a) (in negative sense) fanciful, hypothetical; not applicable, practical, or profitable in the current state or situation; (b) (in positive sense) creative or visionary; unconstrained by current or conventional assumptions, models, and applications.See also blue-sky research n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [adjective] > of fanciful nature feigned1526 fantasticala1546 conceited1588 capricious1594 fanatical1598 vaporous1605 chimerical1638 chimeric1655 lymphatical1678 chimerian1682 wild goose1770 visionary1777 whimmy1785 whimming1787 Laputan1866 viewy1866 Alice1872 Alice-in-Wonderland1874 fantasied1882 Alician1898 blue-sky1920 pie in the sky1930 rocambolesque1935 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inexpediency > [adjective] > in the current state of development blue-sky1920 blue skies1985 1920 W. Hard Raymond Robins' Own Story iii. 136 Lenin and Trotzky never gave me any blue-sky talk. They never promised unless they had the will and the power to deliver. 1954 3rd Ann. Meeting Building Res. Inst. (Nat. Res. Council, U.S.) 64 My observation as a promoter of blue sky ideas, is that unless you can make money on them, there isn't a chance in the world of you getting anywhere with them. 1967 Economist 18 Nov. 766/2 ‘The possible development..of the vast reserves of oil locked in non-conventional sources.’.. This is blue-sky stuff, the real security is now seen to lie in boosting oil stocks. 1977 Time 21 Feb. 48/2 Put faith in blue-sky technologies, such as development of solar and geothermal power. 1986 Railway Age Mar. 34/3 And, while some might regard the idea as blue-sky, Herb Webb has thoughts about development of lift equipment not unlike that used in intermodal terminals. 1996 Time Out 27 Mar. 4/2 We've been so focused on year-to-year budget deficits that we haven't done this kind of blue-sky thinking. 2009 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 16 Apr. 12 Gaping holes are appearing in the blue-sky notion that Liverpool can beat the recession on a diet of culture and tourism. Compounds blue sky book n. a book that gives its author's views on the nature of human life, and his or her theories on how it should be conducted. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > thoughtful or reflective > containing opinion rather than fact think-piece1935 blue sky book1954 1954 New Statesman & Nation 11 Sept. 303/2 The Root of the Matter..is what you might call a superior blue-sky book, with texts culled from all over the place... On the last page but three she decides that ‘actually it is no longer true that we have no proof at all of the supernatural’. 1957 H. Croome Forgotten Place iv. 55 The manuscript in this case is a blue-sky book, about to regenerate family life. 1983 New Scientist 6 Jan. 38/1 He has produced an exciting argument—less what used to be known as a blue sky book than a blue Earth book. blue-sky research n. research that is not directed towards any immediate or definite commercial goal, but may have applications in the future. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun] > research and development research and development1892 R and D1952 blue-sky research1959 blue skies research1972 1959 Law & Contemp. Probl. 24 138 Many large firms set aside a significant portion of their research and development budget for ‘undirected’ or ‘blue sky’ research..with the full confidence that over the long run, the new knowledge gained will pay off. 1998 M. Wells Civilization & Limpet 198 The fact that apparently useless studies, blue-sky research, not infrequently proves to be useful later is a bonus. 2005 Wired Dec. 263/2 The Science and Technology Directorate..places wagers on almost-there technology that it hopes the public sector will embrace—and it leaves blue-sky research to others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1852
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