Definition of cerulean
: resembling the blue of the sky
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Exotic cerulean and white tiles brighten the neutral-toned, minimally decorated bathroom in her 2,200-square-foot Hollywood Hills home, and a sweet and earthy aroma of fig candles — Ria Ray and Santa are favorite brands — permeates the air.
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The Maldives is basically my definition of paradise: balmy temps in the 80s and blindingly white beaches surrounded by clear, tranquil, cerulean water (no big waves for me, please).
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Bar Palladio, its sister restaurant directly across the street, is less flamboyant with its cerulean blue color scheme and block prints but equally as chic a spot, and best in the evening for drinks or dinner.
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Expect lots of vibrant, tropical hues like sunny yellow and cerulean blue and shimmering metallics, with some jaunty pastels in the mix.
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The dark palette of navy blue, black and gray was inspired by paintings in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum and included contrasts of deep cerulean blue, vermillion red and saffron yellow.
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Take Selfies with Penguins Search out wildlife on Deception and Pleneau islands and scope cerulean icebergs in the Weddell Sea from Ponant's Le Soléal.
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Now California is cerulean blue politically, and there lies a cautionary tale for Republicans.
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Dressed sharply in a dark suit and cerulean necktie, longtime political consultant Paul Manafort was led into a second-floor courtroom in a federal district court building two blocks from the Capitol on Monday afternoon.
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Cerulean comes from the Latin word caeruleus, which means "dark blue" and is most likely from "caelum," the Latin word for "sky." An artist rendering a sky of blue in oils or watercolors might choose a tube of cerulean blue pigment. Birdwatchers in the eastern U.S. might look skyward and see a cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea). "Cerulean" is not the only color name that's closely associated with the sky. "Azure" (which ultimately comes from a Persian word for lapis lazuli, a rich blue stone) describes the color of a cloudless sky and can even be a noun meaning "the unclouded sky."
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