English

Lapis lazuli (1)

Noun

lapis lazuli ‎(countable and uncountable, plural lapis lazulis)

1. (mineralogy) A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry.
2. A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

   lapis lazuli colour:

Synonyms

• (stone): lapis, lazuli, lazurite

Translations

Adjective

lapis lazuli

1. Of a deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

Related terms

• azure
• lazurite

See also

• (blues) blue; Alice blue, aqua, aquamarine, azure, baby blue, beryl, bice, bice blue, blue green, blue violet, blueberry, cadet blue, Cambridge blue, cerulean, cobalt blue, Copenhagen blue, cornflower, cornflower blue, cyan, Dodger blue, duck-egg blue, eggshell blue, electric-blue, gentian blue, ice blue, lapis lazuli, lovat, mazarine, midnight blue, navy, Nile blue, Oxford blue, peacock blue, petrol blue, powder blue, Prussian blue, robin's-egg blue, royal blue, sapphire, saxe blue, slate blue, sky blue, teal, turquoise, ultramarine, Wedgwood blue, zaffre ^{(Category: en:Blues)}
• sulfosilicate
• ultramarine

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧pis la‧zu‧li

Etymology

Borrowing from English lapis lazuli, from Medieval Latin lapis ‎(“stone”) and lazulī ‎(“of the heavens”).

Noun

lapis lazuli m ‎(uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) lapis lazuli