azure
noun
ˈa-zhər 
1
a
: the blue color of the clear sky
b
: the heraldic color blue
2
: the unclouded sky
3
archaic : lapis lazuli
azure adjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Connie’s bold red and yellow dresses stand out nicely against all that azure, and the costumes are really quite remarkable overall, especially during the warmer stretch where the already pregnant lady sneaks away to Venice to fake an affair. 
Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 The route south along the seaside passes through yet more plains — wetlands long since drained, backing wide beaches lined with endless umbrellas painting the sand in swaths of azure and yellow and orange. Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2022 Few stones inspire thoughts of summer quite like turquoise, offered in vivid hues ranging from a clear, pale blue sky to a robin’s egg tone or a deep azure that conjures images of Caribbean waters. Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2022 The musicians are dressed in turquoise uniforms with gold epaulettes -- colors that match the azure-blue of the Aegean waters of Alaçatı, located on the Cesme peninsula in western Turkey (or Türkiye). Richard Quest And Leroy Ah Ben, CNN, 5 July 2022 Its low-key charm, unpretentious beach clubs (not a white daybed in sight), amazing hospitality and azure coves had us under its spell. Lucy Williams, Vogue, 7 July 2022 The rhythmic azure aliens will be at the Shubert on Jan. 6-8, 2023. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2022 The skies became tinted with the same blend of azure and pebble gray that my grandfather described that August. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022 Under an endless azure sky in a place that calls itself America’s Finest City? San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2022 See More
Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 The route south along the seaside passes through yet more plains — wetlands long since drained, backing wide beaches lined with endless umbrellas painting the sand in swaths of azure and yellow and orange. Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2022 Few stones inspire thoughts of summer quite like turquoise, offered in vivid hues ranging from a clear, pale blue sky to a robin’s egg tone or a deep azure that conjures images of Caribbean waters. Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2022 The musicians are dressed in turquoise uniforms with gold epaulettes -- colors that match the azure-blue of the Aegean waters of Alaçatı, located on the Cesme peninsula in western Turkey (or Türkiye). Richard Quest And Leroy Ah Ben, CNN, 5 July 2022 Its low-key charm, unpretentious beach clubs (not a white daybed in sight), amazing hospitality and azure coves had us under its spell. Lucy Williams, Vogue, 7 July 2022 The rhythmic azure aliens will be at the Shubert on Jan. 6-8, 2023. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2022 The skies became tinted with the same blend of azure and pebble gray that my grandfather described that August. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022 Under an endless azure sky in a place that calls itself America’s Finest City? San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English asur, from Anglo-French azeure, probably from Old Spanish, modification of Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lāzhuward
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Kids Definition
azure
noun
ˈa-zhər
: the blue color of the clear daytime sky
Medical Definition
azure
noun
ˈazh-ər
: any of several dyes used as biological stains