azure
[ azh-er ]
/ ˈæʒ ər /
adjective
of or having a light, purplish shade of blue, like that of a clear and unclouded sky.
Heraldry.
of the tincture or color blue.
noun
the blue of a clear or unclouded sky.
a light, purplish blue.
Heraldry.
the tincture or color blue.
the clear, cloudless sky.
Origin of azure
1275–1325; Middle English
asure < Anglo-French, Old French, ultimately alteration of Arabic
al lazuwar(d) (by misdividing the initial
l together with the article) < Persian
lāzhuward
lapis lazuli
Words nearby azure
azuchi-momoyama,
azuela,
azuero peninsula,
azuki bean,
azulejo,
azure,
azuresin,
azurite,
azurmalachite,
azurophil,
azusa
Example sentences from the Web for azure
British Dictionary definitions for azure
azure
/ (ˈæʒə, -ʒʊə, ˈeɪ-) /
noun
a deep blue, occasionally somewhat purple, similar to the colour of a clear blue sky
poetic
a clear blue sky
adjective
of the colour azure; serene
(usually postpositive) heraldry
of the colour blue
Word Origin for azure
C14: from Old French
azur, from Old Spanish, from Arabic
lāzaward lapis lazuli, from Persian
lāzhuward
Medical definitions for azure
azure
[ ăzh′ər ]
n.
Any of various dyes used in biological stains, especially for blood and nuclear staining.