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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sap•phire /ˈsæfaɪr/USA pronunciation n. - Mineralogya gem, a variety of corundum other than the ruby, esp. one that is blue: [uncountable]a ring of sapphire.[countable]beautiful sapphires in her earrings.
- [uncountable] the deep blue color of this gem.
adj. - deep blue.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sap•phire (saf′īər),USA pronunciation n. - Mineralogyany gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, esp. one of the blue varieties.
- Jewelrya gem of this kind.
- the color of this gem, a deep blue.
adj. - resembling sapphire;
deep blue:a sapphire sky.
- Latin, as above
- Old French
- Semitic (compare Hebrew sappīr; ulterior origin, originally obscure); replacing Middle English safir
- Greek sáppheiros, probably
- Latin sapphīrus
- 1225–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sapphire /ˈsæfaɪə/ n - any precious corundum gemstone that is not red, esp the highly valued transparent blue variety. A synthetic form is used in electronics and precision apparatus. Formula: Al2O3
- (as modifier): a sapphire ring
- the blue colour of sapphire
- (as adjective): sapphire eyes
Etymology: 13th Century safir, from Old French, from Latin sapphīrus, from Greek sappheiros, perhaps from Hebrew sappīr, ultimately perhaps from Sanskrit śanipriya, literally: beloved of the planet Saturn, from śani Saturn + priya beloved |