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DictionaryaquamarinePale blue-green color
noun / adjective

aquamarine

ah-kwuh-muh-REEN/ˌɑːkwəməˈriːn/

A gemstone of a pale blue-green shade.

The faceted aquamarine gleams pale blue-green beside a natural crystal.

A large loose, faceted aquamarine gemstone in a distinctly pale blue-green hue, accompanied by a small natural hexagonal beryl crystal of the same color.
Etymology
aquaLatinwater
+marineLatinof the sea

The pieces mean “sea water,” the image behind the name of the bluish-green beryl gemstone. The gemstone’s name later became a term for its color.

In context

Mount Antero Treasures Productions0:59
making sure we can get every bit of aquamarine production that we can get to where we can run with some of the global competitors
Mining topaz and aquamarine and building a mountain road | Mt. Antero Treasures S4:E1

More examples

  • Sunlight catches the pale blue aquamarine.
  • The curtains are a soft aquamarine shade.
  • The display holds several polished aquamarines.

Forms

aquamarine · aquamarines

Similar words

beryl
The mineral family that includes aquamarine and emerald.
turquoise
A different, usually opaque blue-green mineral.