cerulean Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a light shade of blue
    azure; sky-blue; lazuline; sapphire.
  2. adjective satellite of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky
    azure; bright blue; sky-blue.
    • October's bright blue weather

WordNet


Ce*ru"le*an adjective
Etymology
L. caeruleus.
Definitions
  1. Sky-colored; blue; azure. Cowper.
    Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall A flower from its cerulean wall. Bryant.

Webster 1913