Antonyms for aquamarine


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : ak-wuh-muh-reen, ah-kwuh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæk wə məˈrin, ˌɑ kwə-


Definition of aquamarine

Origin :
  • 1590s, agmarine, "bluish-green type of beryl," from French or Provençal, from Latin aqua marina "sea water," from aqua "water" (see aqua-) + marina, fem. of marinus "of the sea" (see marine (adj.)). Apparently first used as a description of a bluish-green color by John Ruskin, 1846. Abbreviation aqua is attested from 1936.
  • As in green : adj emerald in color
  • As in turquoise : noun aqua
Example sentences :
  • The sky is just as clear as the Queen's ear-rings of aquamarine.
  • Extract from : « Clair de Lune » by Michael Strange
  • We sat in the aquamarine twilight, and Fern was shivering, and I put my arm around her.
  • Extract from : « Exploiter's End » by James Causey
  • Topaz and aquamarine occur in hollows in the granite of the Mournes.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 » by Various
  • That piece of aquamarine he sent her when she graduated—it's worth a lot of money.
  • Extract from : « Why Joan? » by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
  • Do they still match my aquamarine, or must it be gray sapphires the next time?
  • Extract from : « Why Joan? » by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
  • Aquamarine, a name given to some of the finest varieties of beryl of a sea-green or blue colour.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 » by Various
  • Very effective combinations of the aquamarine and blue species with the yellow may be recommended.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement No. 822 » by Various
  • In the full sunlight the outline of islands was clear-cut—red-and-gray-rock above an aquamarine sea.
  • Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
  • Wine-red, aquamarine, pearl-white, and pale gold they gleamed and nodded from slender stems.
  • Extract from : « Everyday Adventures » by Samuel Scoville
  • He saw de Verceuil as well, coming across the hall almost at a run, just ahead of the contessa, his aquamarine cloak flying.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea

Synonyms for aquamarine

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