cerulean
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cerulean
- /səˈɹuːli.ən/
Rhymes with -uːliən
Where it comes from
From Latin caeruleus (“blue”) + -an, from caelum (“sky, heaven”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix).
noun ceruleans · cærulean
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A greenish-blue color.
For our blues we have the azures and ceruleans, lapis lazulis, the light and dusty, the powder blues, the deeps: royal, sapphire, navy, and marine […]
Similar: cerulean blue, coelin
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Jamides.
adjective more cerulean · most cerulean · cærulean
- Sky-blue. As far to the west as Monica could see, her world was a sea of fog, […]. Above it arched a cerulean sky; as the sun climbed to the zenith, […], the fog gradually took on a bluish tinge.
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noun sky blue — see also sky blue
| Español | cerúleo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | セルリアンブルー serurian burū |
| 中文 | 青 |
| Português | cerúleo |
| Français | bleu céruléen |
| Deutsch | Himmelblau |
| Italiano | ceruleo |
| Română | albastru |
| Русский | небе́сно-голубо́й nebésno-golubój, лазу́рный lazúrnyj, лазо́ревый lazórevyj |
adj sky blue — see also sky blue
| Español | cerúleo |
|---|---|
| Français | céruléen |
| Deutsch | himmelblau |
| Italiano | ceruleo |
| Русский | небе́сно-голубо́й nebésno-golubój, лазу́рный lazúrnyj, лазо́ревый lazórevyj |
Talk about this word "cerulean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cerulean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cerulean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cerulean "cerulean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cerulean.Cite this
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title = {cerulean},
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