1
a
: the blue color of the clear sky
b
: the heraldic color blue
2
: the unclouded sky
3
archaic : lapis lazuli
azure adjective

Examples of azure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With a mouse click, projected sea levels that incorporate data on storm surges climbed up to 10 feet, bathing cities in the Bay Area in azure. Eli Ramos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024 On the color wheel, blaze orange is opposite azure and therefore pops out against blues and greens. WSJ, 29 Nov. 2023 One of the loveliest paintings in the exhibition, with something resembling the heads of matches stylized in black across the top of a vertical azure burst of revelation. Lee Cullum, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023 Another part is the wide-eyed innocence of those mysterious men of azure, let loose in their imaginative playpen. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022 The male Chapman’s blue butterfly — native to southern Europe, Morocco and the Middle East — is known for its wings of shimmering azure. Ernie Mastroianni, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2017 With shades ranging from azure to cyan depending on which way the light hits it, the Xerces blue (Glaucopsyche xerces) is a beautiful butterfly. Joshua Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2021 Beneath, are stunning limestone coral reefs — the rainforest of the sea — with shades of the sea ranging from aquamarine and turquoise to azure and Tiffany blue. Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 There are two versions, one fully set with a gradient of 3.5 carats of sapphires ranging from pale pink to magenta, in white gold; and the other with 3 carats of blue sapphires ranging from sky blue to deep azure, set in white gold. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English asur, from Anglo-French azeure, probably from Old Spanish, modification of Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lāzhuward

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of azure was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Azure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/azure. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

azure

noun
: the blue color of the clear sky

Medical Definition

azure

noun
: any of several dyes used as biological stains

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