cerulean

cerulean
cerulean 1660s, from L. caeruleus "blue, dark blue, blue-green," perhaps dissimilated from caelulum, dim. of caelum "heaven, sky," of uncertain origin (see CELESTIAL (Cf. celestial)). The Latin word was applied by Roman authors to the sky, the Mediterranean, and occasionally to leaves or fields. As a noun, from 1756.

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  • Cerulean — Ce*ru le*an, a. [L. caeruleus.] Sky colored; blue; azure. Cowper. [1913 Webster] Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall [1913 Webster] A flower from its cerulean wall. Bryant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cerulean — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ deep blue in colour like a clear sky. ORIGIN Latin caeruleus, from caelum sky …   English terms dictionary

  • cerulean — [sə ro͞o′lē ən] adj. [L caeruleus; prob. < caelulum, dim. of caelum, heaven: for IE base see CESIUM] sky blue; azure …   English World dictionary

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  • cerulean — adj. Cerulean is used with these nouns: ↑blue, ↑sky …   Collocations dictionary

  • cerulean — ce|ru|le|an [sıˈru:liən] n also ce.rulean blue [U] literary [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: caeruleus dark blue , probably from caelum; CELESTIAL] a deep blue colour like a clear sky >cerulean adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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