azul
Blue in Madrid
Azul is the Spanish and Portuguese word for blue.
In English contexts, it appears in place names, brand names, and borrowed phrases.
The word retains its foreign flavor, often evoking Mediterranean or Latin American settings: The hotel's walls were painted a deep azul.
Element twenty-seven
- sapphireBlue precious corundum
- indigoPlant-derived blue dye
- navyMaritime military force
- ceruleanBright sky tone
turquoise · teal · aquamarine · periwinkle · cornflower · ultramarine · lapis · slate
Spanish cubism co-founder
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- potteryFired clay objects
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
pigment · indigo dye · woad · ultramarine · fresco
Undisturbed mental quietude
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- calmFree from agitation
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- sadnessState of emotional pain
contemplation · peace · stillness · solitude · introspection · wistfulness · longing · blues
Airborne water masses
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- daylightSun's natural glow
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
heavens · expanse · canopy · dome · vastness · firmament · celestial · zenith
Relating to the sea
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
currents · seafoam · depths · saltwater · nautical · maritime · Caribbean · Mediterranean
Flare-hipped equestrian trousers
- evil eyeHarm-dealing gaze, supposedly
- amuletWorn protective token
- protectionGuarding against harm
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
Latin · Spanish · Portuguese · Moorish · Mediterranean
cobalt
Element twenty-seven
cerulean · turquoise · teal · aquamarine · periwinkle · cornflower · ultramarine · lapis · slate · powder
Picasso
Spanish cubism co-founder
ceramics · pigment · indigo dye · woad · ultramarine · fresco
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- calmFree from agitation
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
sadness · contemplation · peace · stillness · solitude · introspection · wistfulness · longing · blues · pensiveness
clouds
Airborne water masses
atmosphere · heavens · expanse · canopy · dome · vastness · firmament · celestial · zenith
marine
Relating to the sea
tide · currents · seafoam · depths · saltwater · nautical · maritime · Caribbean · Mediterranean · Aegean
Jodhpur
Flare-hipped equestrian trousers
- evil eyeHarm-dealing gaze, supposedly
- amuletWorn protective token
- protectionGuarding against harm
flamenco · Latin · Spanish · Portuguese · Moorish · Mediterranean