indigo
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- adjective
- /ˈɪndɪɡoʊ/
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índigo
- There were stars and a new moon in an indigo sky.
- indigo blue
- indigo sky
Examples
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In the early and middle twentieth century, these long, sparsely decorated, indigo-dyed cotton cloth head coverings were worn simply as modesty garments.
Academic text (2006) -
I lay awkwardly beside him and stared into an indigo sky.
Fiction book (1990) -
A slice of moon hung in an indigo sky.
Fiction book (1993) -
Color combinations included light blue walls with black sand in the first, fifth, and sixth rooms; bright yellow walls with indigo blue sand in the second room; and lime green walls with indigo blue sand in the third room.
Academic text (1996) -
So these are the mid rise sculpt curvy true skinny J jeans, and these are the medium indigo wash.
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The lights are on in the huge outdoor pool, all the swimmers gathered at the wall in Day G10-colored caps, a bright vivid Kodacolor against the white steam rising off the surface into an indigo sky.
Fiction book (1994) -
Come back in time to a more gracious and all but forgotten way of life in the enchanting old city of Viborra, nestled snugly in a sapphire cove beneath the vast rotunda of an indigo sky!
Fiction book (1992) -
The sunset painted the horizon in shades of indigo, creating a beautiful contrast with the orange sky.
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She chose an indigo dress for the evening party, capturing the essence of elegance with its deep, rich color.
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The artist used indigo as the primary color in his painting, evoking a sense of calm and serenity.
Synonyms
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A deep blue color that has a slight purple hint like a clear autumn sky
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A deep blue color with a purple tint
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Deep blue with a little purple like a clear autumn sky
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A blue color with a little purple in it
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Has a bright deep blue color like the sea
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A blue color with a purple tint
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A blue color with a little purple in it
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A blue color with a little purple
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A deep bright blue like a clear sky
A color between blue and violet
A violet color with a little blue
Having a purple color between blue and red
A purple color with a little blue mixed in
Purple with a touch of blue
Compounds
A North American plant that lives for many years with spikes of blue flowers and gray-green leaves
A large nonvenomous snake with shiny blue-black skin that lives in the southeastern United States
- Specialized
A North American shrub with blue or purple flowers often grown in gardens
A North American plant with blue-violet star-shaped flowers that lives for many years
A small North American songbird with bright blue feathers on the male during breeding season
- US
A large dark blue nonvenomous snake in southern North America and Mexico that often enters burrows
- US
A North American plant with blue, white, or yellow flowers that grows in prairies and open woods
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Etymology
Indigo as an adjective comes from the name of the dye indigo, which comes from indicum meaning 'from India'. So to call something indigo is to say it has the deep purplish-blue color of that dye.