Phrase guide

navy blue

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a navy blue color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A dark blue color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: navy

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a dark shade of blue

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dark blue, navy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blue, blueness

History

Etymology

So called because it was the color of the British naval uniform.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: donkerblou — a dark blue color
  • Albanian: blu e thellë — a dark blue color
  • Arabic: كُحْلِيّ (kuḥliyy) — a dark blue color
  • Catalan: blau marí — a dark blue color
  • Chinese Mandarin: 藏青 (Zàngqīng) — a dark blue color
  • Montagnais: kakashteu-uasheshkunat — a dark blue color
  • Danish: marineblå — a dark blue color
  • Dutch: marineblauw — a dark blue color
  • Finnish: laivastonsininen — a dark blue color
  • French: bleu marine — a dark blue color
  • Galician: azul mariño — a dark blue color
  • Georgian: მუქი ლურჯი (muki lurǯi) — a dark blue color
  • German: Marineblau — a dark blue color
  • Greek: σκούρο μπλε (skoúro ble) — a dark blue color
  • Hungarian: tengerészkék — a dark blue color
  • Indonesian: biru laut — a dark blue color
  • Irish: dúghorm — a dark blue color
  • Japanese: ネイビーブルー (neibī burū) — a dark blue color
  • Japanese: ネイビー (neibī) — a dark blue color
  • Japanese: 濃紺 (nōkon) — a dark blue color
  • Korean: 네이비 블루 (neibi beullu) — a dark blue color
  • Macedonian: тегет (teget) — a dark blue color
  • Malagasy: momba ny sambo — a dark blue color
  • Malay: biru laut — a dark blue color
  • Māori: purū pōuri — a dark blue color
  • Navajo: łizhingo — a dark blue color
  • Navajo: diłhiłgo dootłʼizh — a dark blue color
  • Norwegian Bokmål: marineblå — a dark blue color
  • Polish: granat — a dark blue color
  • Portuguese: naval — a dark blue color
  • Romanian: bleumarin — a dark blue color
  • Russian: си́ний (sínij) — a dark blue color
  • Spanish: azul marino — a dark blue color
  • Swedish: marinblått — a dark blue color
  • Tagalog: bughaw hukbong dagat — a dark blue color
  • Thai: กรมท่า (grom-má-tâa) — a dark blue color
  • Turkish: lacivert — a dark blue color
  • Uzbek: to'q ko' — a dark blue color
  • Vietnamese: màu xanh nước biển — a dark blue color
  • Welsh: glas tywyll — a dark blue color