sapphire
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- adjective
- /ˈsæfaɪər/
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- The evening sky glowed with a rich sapphire hue after sunset.
Examples
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She wore a dress of sapphire velvet that caught the light beautifully.
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His sapphire eyes sparkled with excitement as he spoke.
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Wow! That sapphire color is amazing!
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She wore a sapphire dress to the gala.
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The sky was a brilliant sapphire blue, clear and bright for the summer festival.
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She wore a sapphire dress that sparkled beautifully under the lights.
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The artist chose a sapphire hue to convey depth and tranquility in her painting.
Synonyms
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The color between green and violet like a clear sky
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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 like a clear bright sky
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Deep blue with a little purple like a clear autumn sky
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Has a bright deep blue color like the sea
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A deep bright blue like a clear sky
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Having a deep purplish-blue color between blue and purple
Having a deep blue color like a sapphire
Having a bright sky-blue color like a clear sky
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A deep blue gemstone made from the mineral cordierite and used in jewelry
How Blue
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sapphire as an adjective traces back to the same old word sappir meaning 'blue' or 'precious' stone. So when we say something is 'sapphire', we mean it has the deep, shining blue of the gem.