sapphire

1. 1.

   of something having the color of a blue sapphire

   “sapphire eyes”

   Similarchromatic

Other forms of sapphire

plural

sapphires·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sapphire

What does sapphire mean?

sapphire means "a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sapphire?

sapphire has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈsæfaɪɚ/.

What is another word for sapphire?

Close synonyms include azure, cerulean, lazuline, sky-blue. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sapphire a common word?

sapphire is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.