SAPPHIRE

sapphire

(adjective) of something having the color of a blue sapphire; “sapphire eyes”

azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue

(noun) a light shade of blue

sapphire

(noun) a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

sapphire

(noun) a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

sapphire (countable and uncountable, plural sapphires)

(countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.

(countable and uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.

(countable and uncountable) A deep blue colour.

(countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.

Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus.

Adjective

sapphire (comparative more sapphire, superlative most sapphire)

of a deep blue colour.

pertaining to a 45th year

Anagrams

• paperish, papisher

Proper noun

Sapphire

A female given name from English from the precious stone.

Noun

Sapphire (plural Sapphires)

A stereotype of an aggressive and domineering black woman.

Anagrams

• paperish, papisher

Source: Wiktionary

Sap"phire ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus, Gr. sappir.]

1. (Min.)

Definition: Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem. of rubies, sapphires, and of pearlés white. Chaucer.

Note: Sapphire occurs in hexagonal crystals and also in granular and massive forms. The name sapphire is usually restricted to the blue crystals, while the bright red crystals are called Oriental rubies (see under Ruby), the amethystine variety Oriental amethyst (see under Amethyst), and the dull massive varieties corundum (a name which is also used as a general term to include all varieties). See Corundum.

2. The color of the gem; bright blue.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue. Star sapphire, or Asteriated sapphire (Min.), a kind of sapphire which exhibits asterism.

Sap"phire, a.

Definition: Of or resembling sapphire; sapphire; blue. "The sapphire blaze." Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition