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Cerulean

Cerulean \Ce*ru"le*an\, a. [L. caeruleus.] Sky-colored; blue; azure.
--Cowper.

Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall

A flower from its cerulean wall.
--Bryant.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
cerulean

1660s, with -an + Latin caeruleus "blue, dark blue, blue-green," perhaps dissimilated from caelulum, diminutive of caelum "heaven, sky," which is of uncertain origin (see 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.

Wiktionary
cerulean

a. sky-blue. n. A greenish-blue color

WordNet
cerulean

adj. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather" [syn: azure, sky-blue, bright blue]

cerulean

n. a light shade of blue [syn: azure, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue]

Wikipedia
Cerulean

Cerulean , also spelled caerulean, is a color term that may be applied to certain colors with the hue ranging roughly between blue and cyan, overlapping with both. It also largely overlaps with azure and sky blue, although cerulean is dimmer.

The first recorded use of cerulean as a color name in English was in 1590. The word is derived from the Latin word caeruleus, "dark blue, blue, or blue-green", which in turn probably derives from caerulum, diminutive of caelum, "heaven, sky".

Cerulean (disambiguation)

Cerulean is a shade of blue.

Cerulean may also refer to:

  • Cerulean, Kentucky, a small town in the United States
  • Cerulean Sins (novel), a novel by Laurell K. Hamilton
  • Cerulean (album), the debut album of electronic artist Baths
  • Cerulean, the second album from the indie pop band The Ocean Blue
  • Cerulean Studios, United States software company
  • Cerulean Tower, a skyscraper in Tokyo
  • Cerulean, an Atlanta, Georgia financial holding company
  • a Green fluorescent protein derivative
  • Cerulean City, a city in the Pokémon franchise's fictional Kanto region
Cerulean (album)

Cerulean is the first studio album by electronic artist Baths. It was released in 2010 on Anticon.

Usage examples of "cerulean".

And then he noticed the cerulean blue bliaut his daughter was wearing, a gown much too fancy for one of such tender years, nor what he was accustomed to seeing her wear.

With great presence of mind she spread out her cerulean plumes so that the Teacup settled upon them harmlessly, instead of crashing down upon the hard emerald bottom and shattering to bits.

It was made of some roughspun material and was tied at the waist with a wide cerulean blue sash.

Shal walked down the corridor, fully expecting at any moment to bump into an invisible horse, but when she reached the kitchen, Cerulean was already there.

After a last brief moment of remembering, Shal turned, mounted Cerulean, and resolved to make Ranthor proud of her on this, her first true adventure.

She unrolled her bedding and was about to heat a piece of jerky for dinner when Cerulean began to snort and stamp.

She might have to explain about Cerulean to him sometime, she thought, but not now.

When they finally arrived and left Cerulean in the stable, Tarl had the distinctly odd feeling that the horse was annoyed with him.

Just as she was certain she would be smashed against the wall, Cerulean reared, dived, and poured like so much liquid into one of the pockets in the cloth.

Much later, she ordered Cerulean into one of the pockets and took him out to the stable, where she let him out again and fed him apples and carrots.

Shal stood silent, obviously concentrating, and in a few moments Cerulean stepped forward, past Tarl and past Ren, and entered the tower.

By the time Tarl and Shal entered, Cerulean was glowing like a fiery beacon, but there were no more sparks.

The tattered robe was draped over nothing but blackness, a blackness that defied the brilliant blue light from Cerulean that bathed the room.

A cat-sized Cerulean instantly appeared, looking pathetic at the bottom of the stairs, overshadowed by the hovering robe.

Ren stuffed Cerulean up under his left arm and clamped him against his side in a near rib-breaking grip.