cerulean "dark blue; azure blue"

Word of the Day：January 6, 2022

cerulean

Dark blue; azure blue

adjective [sɪ'ru:liən]

What It Means

Cerulean means "resembling the blue of the sky."

Cerulean means "near blue sky."

Examples

To our left, as we made our way along the trail, was an expansive valley enclosed by the cerulean heights of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a 550-mile expanse of the Appalachian Mountains.

As we walked along the path on the left, there was a vast valley surrounded by azure Blue Ridge Mountains, which were part of the Appalachian Mountains, which stretched for 550 miles.

The painting depicts autumnal trees bordering a cerulean lake.

The painting depicts an autumn leaf forest on the shores of a blue lake.

Did You Know?

Cerulean comes from Latin caeruleus, which means "dark blue" and is most likely from caelum, "sky."

Cerulean comes from the Latin caeruleus, meaning "dark blue", and most likely from caelum, "sky".

Quiz

What 5-letter noun beginning with "a" is used for the blue color of the sky?

azure