AQUAMARINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aquamarine mean? 

• AQUAMARINE (noun)
  The noun AQUAMARINE has 2 senses:

1. a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color

2. a shade of blue tinged with green

  Familiarity information: AQUAMARINE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AQUAMARINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("aquamarine" is a kind of...):

beryl (the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems)

transparent gem (a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A shade of blue tinged with green

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

aqua; aquamarine; cobalt blue; greenish blue; peacock blue; turquoise

Hypernyms ("aquamarine" is a kind of...):

blue; blueness (blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime)