sapphire

Meanings

Plural: sapphires

Noun

a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
a light shade of blue
A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
A deep blue colour.
Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.

Adjective Satellite

of something having the color of a blue sapphire
- "sapphire eyes"

Adj

of a deep blue colour.
pertaining to a 45th year

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English saphir, from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, sappir, sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros, “precious stone, gem”), from a Semitic language such as Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappī́r, “lapis lazuli”), originally from Assyrian Akkadian šipirtu (“lapis lazuli”).

Synonyms

azure, cerulean, lazuline, sky-blue

Scrabble Score: 15

sapphire is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sapphire is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sapphire is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

sapphire is a valid Words With Friends word