adj
Meaning 1
Of a greenish-blue colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aquamarine
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
aqua
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈækwə/
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːkwə/
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: ăk'wə
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: ä'kwə
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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South-Asia: /əˈkwɑ/
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ə-kwä'
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CMU ARPABET: AE1 K W AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: AA1 K W AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The compound water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A shade of colour, usually a mix of blue and green similar to the colour turquoise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aquamarine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a shade of blue tinged with green
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: greenish blue, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blue, blueness
History
Etymology
From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo.