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Meaning of Cerulean | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
səˈɹuːli.ən

Definitions

  1. A greenish-blue color.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Jamides.
    countable

Equivalents

العربية أزرق لازوردي
Български лазурен небесносин
Deutsch himmelblau
Español cerúleo
Suomi taivaansini taivaansininen
Français bleu céruléen céruléen
Italiano ceruleo
日本語 セルリアンブルー
Polski modry
Português cerúleo
Română albastru
Русский лазоревый лазурный небесно-голубой
Svenska himmelsblå
Tagalog serulyo

Examples

“For our blues we have the azures and ceruleans, lapis lazulis, the light and dusty, the powder blues, the deeps: royal, sapphire, navy, and marine […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cerulean blue cerulein cerulenin cerulescence ceruletide ceruleum

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