CERULEAN

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cerulean (countable and uncountable, plural ceruleans)

(countable and uncountable, color) A greenish-blue color.

(countable) Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Jamides.

Adjective

cerulean (comparative more cerulean, superlative most cerulean)

Sky-blue.

Anagrams

• Laurence, crenulae

Source: Wiktionary


Ce*ru"le*an, a. Etym: [L. caeruleus.]

Definition: Sky-colored; blue; azure. Cowper. Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall A flower from its cerulean wall. Bryant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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