AZURE

azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue

(adjective) of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; “October’s bright blue weather”

azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue

(noun) a light shade of blue

azure

(verb) color azure; “Morning azured the village”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

azure (countable and uncountable, plural azures)

(tincture) A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.

(countable and uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.

(poetic) The unclouded sky; the blue vault above.

Any of various widely distributed lycaenid butterflies of the genus Celastrina.

Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Ogyris.

Lapis lazuli.

Adjective

azure (not comparable)

sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky

Synonym: cerulean

cloudless

(tincture) In blazon, of the colour blue.

Verb

azure (third-person singular simple present azures, present participle azuring, simple past and past participle azured)

(transitive) To colour blue.

Proper noun

Azure (plural Azures)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Azure is the 18366^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1508 individuals. Azure is most common among null (67.77%) and White (20.36%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Az"ure, a. Etym: [F. & OSp. azur, Sp. azul, through Ar. from Per. lajaward, or lajuward, lapis lazuli, a blue color, lajawardi, lajuwardi, azure, cerulean, the initial l having been dropped, perhaps by the influence of the Ar. azr-aq azure, blue. Cf. G. lasur, lasurstein, azure color, azure stone, and NL. lapis lazuli.]

Definition: Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless. Azure stone (Min.), the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite.

Az"ure, n.

1. The lapis lazuli. [Obs.]

2. The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color. "In robes of azure." Wordsworth.

3. The blue vault above; the unclouded sky. Not like those steps On heaven's azure. Milton.

4. (Her.)

Definition: A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.

Az"ure, v. t.

Definition: To color blue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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