Azure
/ˈæʒ.ər/noun
A bright blue color resembling a clear sky.
Did you know?The word entered English through Old French from Arabic, and its color-name history is tied to costly blue pigments and prestige long before it became a poetic “sky blue.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kyanos
“dark blue, dark-colored material”
Late Latin
Latin
lazulum
“lapis lazuli, a deep-blue stone”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
lāzaward
“lapis lazuli; blue color”
Old French
Old French
azur
“blue color, especially the blue of the sky”
Middle English
English
azure
“bright blue, sky-blue”