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- [suh-roo-lee-uh n]
- /səˈru li ən/
- /səˈruː.li.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-roo-lee-uh n]
- /səˈru li ən/
Definitions of cerulean word
- noun cerulean a deep blue colour; azure 3
- noun cerulean (as adjective) 3
- adjective cerulean sky-blue; azure 3
- noun cerulean Deep blue in color like a clear sky. 1
- noun cerulean sky-blue colour 1
- adjective cerulean sky-blue in colour 1
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Origin of cerulean
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; < Latin caerule(us) dark blue, azure (akin to caelum sky) + -an
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Parts of speech for Cerulean
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cerulean popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cerulean
adj cerulean
- turquoise — Also, turquois. an opaque mineral, a basic hydrous copper aluminum phosphate often containing a small amount of iron, sky-blue or greenish-blue in color, cut cabochon as a gem. Compare bone turquoise.
- royal — of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign: royal power; a royal palace.
- azure — Azure is used to describe things that are bright blue.
- navy — the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- blue-green — a color about midway between blue and green in the spectrum.
adjective cerulean
- azureous — (zoology) of a fine blue color; azure.
Antonyms for cerulean
adj cerulean
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- joyous — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- upbeat — an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
- gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
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