azure

[ azh-er ]

adjective

1. of or having a light, purplish shade of blue, like that of a clear and unclouded sky.
2. Heraldry. of the tincture or color blue.

noun

1. the blue of a clear or unclouded sky.
2. a light, purplish blue.
3. Heraldry. the tincture or color blue.
4. the clear, cloudless sky.

azure

/ ˈæʒə; ˈeɪ-; -ʒʊə /

noun

1. a deep blue, occasionally somewhat purple, similar to the colour of a clear blue sky
2. poetic.
   a clear blue sky

adjective

1. of the colour azure; serene
2. usually postpositive heraldry of the colour blue

Word History and Origins

Origin of azure¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English asure, from Anglo-French, Old French, ultimately alteration of Arabic al-lazuwar(d) (by misdividing the initial l together with the article), from Persian lāzhuward “lapis lazuli,” perhaps from Sanskrit rājāvarta

Word History and Origins

Origin of azure¹

C14: from Old French azur, from Old Spanish, from Arabic lāzaward lapis lazuli, from Persian lāzhuward

Example Sentences

Mauve mountain peaks jut into the azure sky at the horizon.

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