ultramarine
/,ʌltrəmə'ri:n/
Definition
Noun:
- A vivid blue to purple-blue color: A bright, intense blue color, often with a slight violet or purplish tint.
- A blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli: Historically, a valuable pigment produced by grinding the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli, used in painting.
Adjective:
- Of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color: Describing something that has the characteristic intense blue color of the ultramarine pigment.
Usage Examples
Noun (Color):
- The artist used ultramarine to paint the deep sky.
- Her dress was a stunning shade of ultramarine.
Noun (Pigment):
- Medieval painters prized genuine ultramarine for its brilliance.
- The cost of ultramarine once exceeded that of gold.
Adjective:
- She painted the vase an ultramarine blue.
- The ultramarine sea sparkled under the sun.
Advanced Usage
- "Ultramarine blue": A common phrase specifying the color, often used in art and design contexts.
- For the ocean, mix phthalo blue with a touch of ultramarine blue.
Variants and Related Words
- Ultramarine (noun/adjective): The word itself functions as both a noun and an adjective. There is no common derivative like "ultramarineness."
- Lapis lazuli: The stone from which the original pigment was made.
- French ultramarine: A term for a synthetic version of the pigment.
Synonyms
- Azure: A bright blue color, like a clear sky.
- Cobalt blue: A strong, bright blue pigment and color.
- Sapphire: A deep, precious blue, like the gemstone.
Antonyms
- Vermilion: A brilliant red or scarlet pigment and color, often contrasted with blue pigments in art history.
- Pale / Pastel: Describing light, muted colors, as opposed to the vivid intensity of ultramarine.
Related Phrases and Idioms
(Note: "Ultramarine" is a specific color/pigment term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. The historical phrase "from ultramarine" referred to things coming from overseas, but this archaic usage is now obsolete. The modern word is almost exclusively used for the color.)
Adjective
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of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color
Noun
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a vivid blue to purple-blue color
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blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
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