peacock-blue
Adjective 1. Of a bright greenish-blue color: Describes a specific, vivid shade of blue that has a noticeable green tint, reminiscent of the color found on a peacock's neck or tail feathers.
This adjective is used to describe the color of objects, materials, or surfaces. It is typically placed before a noun. * The designer chose a peacock-blue silk for the evening gown. * The walls of the lounge were painted a stunning peacock-blue. * She admired the peacock-blue waters of the tropical lagoon.
- The term can be used predictively (after a linking verb like 'be' or 'seem').
- The dye made the fabric peacock-blue.
- It can function substantively (as a noun phrase) to name the color itself.
- Her favorite color is peacock-blue.
- Peacock (noun): A large bird, the male of which has very long tail feathers that can be spread out like a fan showing brilliant, iridescent blue and green colors.
- Peacock blue (noun phrase): The color itself, often used interchangeably with the adjective form.
- The artist mixed several pigments to achieve the perfect peacock blue.
- Teal: A medium to dark greenish-blue color. (Note: 'Teal' is a more common and general term, while 'peacock-blue' is more specific and vivid.)
- Cyan: A greenish-blue color, one of the primary subtractive colors. (This is a technical term from color theory.)
- Turquoise: A blue-green color, like that of the turquoise gemstone. (Often has a stronger green component than peacock-blue.)
As a specific color adjective, 'peacock-blue' does not have other distinct meanings. Its meaning is consistently tied to the described shade.
There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs that use the compound adjective 'peacock-blue'. The color is sometimes referenced in descriptive language. * The dress was the color of a peacock's feather. (A descriptive phrase evoking a similar shade.)
- of bright greenish blue