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Meaning of lapis lazuli | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌlap.ɪs ˈlaz.jʊ.laɪ

Definitions

  1. A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية لازورد
Azərbaycanca lacivərd
Čeština lazurit
Cymraeg asur
Deutsch Lapis Lazuli Lapislazuli Lasurstein Lazurit
Ελληνικά λαζουρίτης
Esperanto lazurito
Español lapislázuli
فارسی لاجورد
Suomi lapis lazuli lapislatsuli
Français lapis-lazuli
Gàidhlig clach-chopair
Galego asur lapislázuli
हिन्दी लाजवर्द
Հայերեն լաջվարդ
Bahasa Indonesia lazuardi
Italiano lapislazzuli
日本語 ラピスラズリ 琉 琉璃 瑠 瑠璃 璃 青金石
ქართული ლაჟვარდი
한국어 청금석
Kurdî Aşûr
Latina lapis lazulī
Bahasa Melayu lazuardi
Nederlands lapis lazuli lazuriet
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲਾਜਵਰਦ
Polski lapis lazuli lapis-lazuli lazuryt
Português lápis-lazuli
Română lapislazuli lazurit
Русский лазурит ля́пис-лазу́рь
Türkçe laciverttaş lapislazuli
ئۇيغۇرچە لاجىۋەرد
اردو لاجورد
Oʻzbekcha lojuvard
Tiếng Việt đá da trời ngọc lưu ly

Examples

“He saw the amber silk curtains wave to and fro: the middle window was open; in it stood a pillar of lapis lazuli, which supported an alabaster figure, Canova's Dansatrice.”

CEFR level

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

lapises lapislazzuli Lapita Lapith lapkin Lapkus

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