Azure
['æʒə;-ʒj(ʊ)ə;'eɪ-] or ['æʒɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a light shade of blue.
(verb.) color azure; 'Morning azured the village'.
(adj.) of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; 'October's bright blue weather' .
Typist: Shelley--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless.
(n.) The lapis lazuli.
(n.) The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color.
(n.) The blue vault above; the unclouded sky.
(n.) A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.
(v. t.) To color blue.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Blue, cerulean, sky-colored, sky-blue.
n. Blue, sky-color.
Editor: Woodrow
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Blue, cerulean, sky blue, bluish, blue-colored
ANT:Orange, ochreous, orange-colored, orange-flame
Inputed by Isabella
Definition
adj. of a faint blue: sky-coloured; clear cloudless.—n. a delicate blue colour: the sky.—adjs. Azurē′an Az′urine azure.—n. Az′urite blue carbonate of copper.—adjs. Az′urn (Milton) azure; Az′ury bluish.
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Examples
- Poseidon, has thou then girdled Hymettus with the azure scarf of ocean? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Mary Chivers's mighty feats of athleticism could not have been performed with the twenty-inch waist that May Archer's azure sash so easily spanned. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- This was the only cloud in the azure of her happiness. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The azure of the sky penetrates the depths of the lake, and the waters are sweet and cool. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Here you saw the sweet azure of blue-bells, and recognized in pearl-white blossoms, spangling the grass, a humble type of some starlit spot in space. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Between these snow-white pillars hung heavy curtains of azure tint, embroidered with bizarre figures in yellow silk. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- In sunshine we see a greenness beneath the azure, as of spring meadows; we catch glimpses of silver lines, and imagine the roll of living waters. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He looked at the box: I saw its clear warm tint and bright azure circlet, pleased his eyes. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The air is deep azure and red gold. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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