CERULEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cerulean mean? 

• CERULEAN (noun)
  The noun CERULEAN has 1 sense:

1. a light shade of blue

  Familiarity information: CERULEAN used as a noun is very rare.

• CERULEAN (adjective)
  The adjective CERULEAN has 1 sense:

1. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky

  Familiarity information: CERULEAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CERULEAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A light shade of blue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

azure; cerulean; lazuline; sapphire; sky-blue

Hypernyms ("cerulean" is a kind of...):

blue; blueness (blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime)

Derivation:

cerulean (of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky)

• CERULEAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky

Synonyms:

azure; bright blue; cerulean; sky-blue

Context example:

October's bright blue weather

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

Derivation:

cerulean (a light shade of blue)