adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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UK:/ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/
US:/ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/
US:/ˌɑ.kwə.məˈɹiːn/
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rhymes with -iːn
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of a bluish-green colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A transparent bluish-green, sometimes yellow-green, variety of beryl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
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, aqua, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blue, blueness
5
noun
Meaning 5
a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beryl, transparent gem
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ékweh2 Proto-Italic *akwā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Latin aqua marīnader. English aquamarine From Latin aqua marīna (“sea water”), adjective form from mare (“sea”).
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
aquamarijn
— Of a bluish-green color
Esperanto:
akvamarina
— Of a bluish-green color
Esperanto:
akvoblua
— Of a bluish-green color
German:
aquamarin
— Of a bluish-green color
German:
aquamarinblau
— Of a bluish-green color
Hungarian:
akvamarin
— Of a bluish-green color
Polish:
akwamarynowy
— Of a bluish-green color
Russian:
аквамари́новый
(akvamarínovyj)
— Of a bluish-green color
Russian:
аквамари́нный
(akvamarínnyj)
— Of a bluish-green color
Swedish:
akvamarin
— Of a bluish-green color
Ukrainian:
аквамари́новий
(akvamarýnovyj)
— Of a bluish-green color
Ukrainian:
аквамари́нний
(akvamarýnnyj)
— Of a bluish-green color
Arabic:
زبرجد
(zabarjid)
— aquamarine colour
Azerbaijani:
akuamarin
— aquamarine colour
Chinese Mandarin:
蓝晶
(lánjīng)
— aquamarine colour
Chinese Mandarin:
碧绿色
(bì lǜsè)
— aquamarine colour