Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not limited by conventional notions of what is practical or feasible; imaginative or visionary.
- adjective Unrealistic or impractical.
- adjective Having a cloudless sky; clear.
- intransitive verb To hold or express unrealistic or impractical views, especially in estimating something.
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- adjective Alternative form of
blue-skies .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective without immediate commercial value
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Examples
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He's applied what he learned in engaging with his Fed colleagues in "what I call blue-sky thinking, generating many ideas," he said.
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As much as I love my native UK, where people tend to be a bit less blue-sky maybe it's the weather, I am convinced this is what makes America unique!
Jane D. Wurwand: Have a Nice Day: Stop Global Slavery Now Jane D. Wurwand 2011
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Obviously that's just blue-sky stuff -- sidewalks are hard enough, much less new paths, parks, and the removal of private residences.
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We had perfect blue-sky weather all weekend, so with the windows rolled down and old Nirvana tunes blaring from the radio, we meandered along the lake and through the tree-shaded back roads.
Anna Watson Carl: Eating Traverse City: Part I Anna Watson Carl 2011
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These sessions were an almost equal mix of algorithms, musical expression, and blue-sky discussion.
Joseph Vella: Jazz, Math, Tech & Lyle Mays Joseph Vella 2011
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As much as I love my native UK, where people tend to be a bit less blue-sky maybe it's the weather, I am convinced this is what makes America unique!
Jane D. Wurwand: Have a Nice Day: Stop Global Slavery Now Jane D. Wurwand 2011
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The author of "The Wavewatcher's Companion" and "The Cloudspotter's Guide," Mr. Pretor-Pinney is the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, "a global organization that fights 'blue-sky thinking,' " which I had not realized could be considered bad.
Cirrus Concerns Peter Pesic 2011
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Betty has recovered from last year's creative drought, and White Collar is an ideal Friday blue-sky diversion.
To watch or to DVR? Let TV critic Robert Bianco help out 2009
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The delightful, colorful, blue-river blue-sky "The Seine at Bercy" circa 1876-78—a copy of a painting by his Impressionist friend Armand Guillaumin—is about as Impressionist as Cézanne ever gets.
Cézanne's Reflections of Paris Judy Fayard 2011
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I just don't ski with my bunch beyond a couple of runs on blue-sky days anymore.
Eileen Ogintz: Making Sure Mom Gets a Break in Snowy Clime Eileen Ogintz 2010
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