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azure¹
- /ˈæʒə/ UK
- /ˈæz.jʊə/ UK
- /ˈæʒjʊə/ UK
- /əˈzjʊə/ UK
- /ˈæʒɚ/ US
- /ˈæz.jʊɹ/ US
Sounds like Asia (/ˈeɪʒə/) · Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English asure, from Old French azur, derived from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, “lapis lazuli”), dropping the l as if it were equivalent to the French article l'. The Arabic is from Classical Persian لاجورد (lājward, “lapis lazuli”), from the region of Lajward in Badakhshan.
Compare with Italian azzurro and Spanish azul.
noun azures · az. · b. · bl.
- The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour. In robes of azure.
- A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines. Berington of Chester (on the authority of Harleian manuscript No. 1535) is said to bear a plain shield of azure. Personally I doubt this coat of arms […]
- The unclouded sky; the blue vault above. Not like those steps / On heaven's azure.
- Any of various widely distributed lycaenid butterflies of the genus Celastrina.
- Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Ogyris.
- Lapis lazuli.
adjective
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Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.
When Britain first, at Heaven's command / Arose from out the azure main.
Similar: cerulean
- Cloudless.
- In blazon, of the colour blue. ‘I forget your coat of arms.’ ‘A human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.’
verb azures · azuring · azured
- To colour blue. Our readers are aware that much of the sugar sold in many countries goes through an azuring treatment; blue is added to granulated sugar with the view of making it appear whiter than it actually is.
Azure²
proper noun Azures
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cerulean, lazuline, sky-blue, sapphire, colored, chromatic, bright blue, blue, azur, fesse, fess, riviera, blue violet, ocean, bice blue, alice blue
Translations
Every language
noun the blue sky
| 日本語 | 青天 seiten, 青空 aozora |
|---|---|
| Português | azul |
| Français | azur |
| Русский | лазу́рь lazúrʹ |
| עברית | תְּכֵלֶת tchélet |
noun colour of the sky
| 한국어 | 하늘색 haneulsaek, 천색 cheonsaek, 공색 gongsaek |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 空色 sorairo, 天色 tenshoku |
| 中文 | 蔚藍 /蔚蓝 wèilán, 天藍色 /天蓝色 tiānlánsè |
| Português | azul-celeste |
| Français | azur, bleu ciel |
| Deutsch | Himmelblau, Azurblau |
| Italiano | azzurro |
| Ελληνικά | γαλάζιο galázio, γαλανό galanó |
| Română | azur |
| Русский | лазу́рь lazúrʹ, лазу́рный lazúrnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | xanh da trời |
| العربية | سَمَاوِيّ samāwiyy, لَازَوَرْدِيّ lāzawardiyy |
| עברית | תְּכֵלֶת tchélet |
noun blue colour on a coat of arms
| Español | azur, blao |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 青 ao, 群青 gunjō, 紺碧 konpeki |
| Português | blau, azur, azul |
| Français | azur |
| Deutsch | Blau |
| Italiano | azzurro |
| Русский | лазу́рь lazúrʹ |
adj sky-blue coloured
| Español | azul celeste |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 空色の sorairo no, 紺碧の konpeki no |
| 中文 | 蔚藍 /蔚蓝 wèilán, 天藍色 /天蓝色 tiānlánsè, 青 qīng |
| Português | azul celeste, cerúleo |
| Français | azur, bleu ciel |
| Deutsch | himmelblau, azur |
| Italiano | azzurro |
| Ελληνικά | γαλάζιος galázios, γαλανός galanós |
| Русский | лазу́рный lazúrnyj, небе́сно-голубо́й nebésno-golubój, голубо́й golubój |
| العربية | لَازَوَرْدِيّ lāzawardiyy |
| עברית | תכול, תָּכֹל takhól |
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title = {azure},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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