sapphire
/ˈsæf.aɪ̯əɹ/noun, adjective3 syllables
Sapphire means: a light shade of blue.
Synonyms for sapphire5
noun, as in a light shade of blue
adjective, as in of something having the color of a blue sapphire
chromatic
What does sapphire mean?4
noun
1
a light shade of blue
2
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
3
a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
adjective
1
of something having the color of a blue sapphire“sapphire eyes”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Sapphire in a sentence
- I have to change the sapphire of my phonograph.Eccles17
- Sapphire is the blue form of corundum.Solana
- Someday, I want to be a jeweler and make sapphire, emerald, ruby and diamond rings and necklaces.Solana
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Forms of sapphire
as a noun
- plural
- sapphires