Synonyms for azure


Grammar : Adj
Spell : azh-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæʒ ər


Définition of azure

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French azur, asur, a color name, from a false separation of Arabic (al)-lazaward "lapis lazuli," as though the -l- were the French article l'. The Arabic name is from Persian lajward, from Lajward, a place in Turkestan, mentioned by Marco Polo, where the stone was collected.
  • adj purplish blue
Example sentences :
  • His robes were of azure silk, and floated in graceful folds as he passed along.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Even the azure, the everlasting azure, began to pall upon him.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • These vapours, moreover, alone clouded the purity of the azure above.
  • Extract from : « King Candaules » by Thophile Gautier
  • A shadow, azure as the light that tints the sapphire, accompanies her.
  • Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio
  • The azure billows of the sea splashed round the planks of the vessel.
  • Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
  • Moreover too, Fish-semblances, of green and azure hue, Ready to snort their streams.
  • Extract from : « Endymion » by John Keats
  • No azure field, no streak of green, No shadow, and no breath!
  • Extract from : « Life Immovable » by Kostes Palamas
  • The calm, azure pool was alluring with its promise of coolness and rest.
  • Extract from : « The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories » by Anton Tchekoff
  • It gives the coat of arms as, Chequy or and azure, a chevron ermine.
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare's Family » by Mrs. C. C. Stopes
  • Painting no Pictures more for us, but only the everlasting Azure itself?
  • Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle

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