adj
Meaning 1
Sky-blue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cerulean
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.
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Pronunciation
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/səˈɹuːli.ən/
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rhymes with -uːliən
noun
Meaning 2
A greenish-blue color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Jamides.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- October's bright blue weather
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: azure, sky-blue, bright blue
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a light shade of blue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: azure, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blue, blueness
History
Etymology
From Latin caeruleus (“blue”) + -an, from caelum (“sky, heaven”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix).
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: небесно син (nebesno sin) — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Catalan: ceruli — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Finnish: taivaansininen — sky blue — see also sky blue
- French: céruléen — sky blue — see also sky blue
- German: himmelblau — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Irish: ceiriúlach — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Italian: ceruleo — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Polish: modry — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Russian: небе́сно-голубо́й (nebésno-golubój) — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Russian: лазу́рный (lazúrnyj) — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Russian: лазо́ревый (lazórevyj) — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Spanish: cerúleo — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Swedish: himmelsblå — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Tatar: шямяхя (şyamyaxya) — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Bulgarian: небесносин (nebesnosin) — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Bulgarian: лазурен (lazuren) — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Catalan: ceruli — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Chinese Mandarin: 青 — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Esperanto: ĉielbluo — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Finnish: taivaansini — sky blue — see also sky blue
- French: bleu céruléen — sky blue — see also sky blue
- German: Himmelblau — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Irish: ceiriúlach — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Japanese: セルリアンブルー (serurian burū) — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Polish: modry — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Portuguese: cerúleo — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Romanian: albastru — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Spanish: cerúleo — sky blue — see also sky blue
- Tagalog: serulyo — sky blue — see also sky blue