Definitions for azureˈæʒ ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
az•ureˈæʒ ər(n.)
the blue of a clear or unclouded sky; a light, purplish shade of blue.
the heraldic color blue.
Category: Heraldry
the clear, cloudless sky.
(adj.)of or having the color azure.
Origin of azure:
1275–1325; ME asure < AF, OF, ult. alter. of Ar al lazuwar(d) (by misdividing the initial l together with the article) < Pers lāzhuwardlapis lazuli
Princeton's WordNet
azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue(adj)
a light shade of blue
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue(verb)
of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky
"October's bright blue weather"
azure(verb)
color azure
"Morning azured the village"
Wiktionary
azure(Noun)
A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.
azure(Noun)
The unclouded sky; the blue vault above.
azure(Noun)
Lapis lazuli.
azure(Verb)
To colour blue.
azure(Adjective)
Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless.
azure(Adjective)
In blazon, of the colour blue.
Origin: azur, derived from لازورد, dropping the l as if it were equivalent to the French article l'. The is from لاجورد, from the region of Lajward in Turkestan.
Webster Dictionary
Azure(adj)
sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless
Azure(noun)
the lapis lazuli
Azure(noun)
the clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color
Azure(noun)
the blue vault above; the unclouded sky
Azure(noun)
a blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines
Azure(verb)
to color blue
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