azure sea

Bright blue ocean

Azure sea describes ocean or sea water of a brilliant blue color, the vivid turquoise-blue associated with Mediterranean coastlines and tropical waters: We gazed out at the azure sea from our hotel balcony.

The phrase is common in travel writing and poetry, evoking idyllic coastal scenery.

Related

Greek islands · lagoon · sapphire · cobalt · coastal · coastal waters · waves · horizon · endless horizon · tropical · island paradise · crystalline · deep · Aegean · Caribbean · teal · shimmering · saltwater

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Opposites
water clarity and color

azure seamuddy waters

Sediment-clouded liquid

brackish water · stagnant water · dirty water

atmospheric/emotional connotation

azure seasunless sea

wine-dark sea

color/clarity

azure seamuddy waters

Sediment-clouded liquid

gray waters · red tide

Family

azure, sea, azurite, seas, seaward, seaborne, seabed, seafarer, seafaring

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G