adj
Meaning 1
Of a brilliant blue-green colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
peacock blue
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noun
Meaning 2
A brilliant, dark blue-green colour, like the plumage of a peacock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
a shade of blue tinged with green
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blue, blueness
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: pávakék — of a brilliant blue-green colour
- Bulgarian: синьо електрик (sinjo elektrik) — a brilliant, dark blue-green colour
- Hungarian: pávakék — a brilliant, dark blue-green colour