noun
azure
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noun
1
A bright blue color, like a clear sky.
"The lake shimmered in shades of azure."
adj
1
Of a bright, clear blue color.
"They sailed across azure waters near the coast."
"An azure sky stretched over the mountains."
How to Use Azure
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA vivid sky-blue color, often used in more poetic or descriptive writing.
Common pairings
azure sky
azure waters
azure blue
Word Forms
azured past tense, azures plural, Azures plural, azures singular
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Etymology
From Old French azur, from Arabic lazaward ("lapis lazuli"), itself from Persian lajward, the name of a region famous for the blue gemstone.