Sapphire Definition

săfīr
sapphires
noun
sapphires
A clear, deep-blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
Webster's New World
A translucent or transparent variety of corundum, varying in color.
Webster's New World
Its deep-blue color.
Webster's New World
A gem made of this.
White, yellow, and purple sapphires.
Webster's New World

A type of South American hummingbird.

The blue-chinned sapphire can be found many parts of South America, depending on season.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
pronoun
A female given name from the precious stone.
Wiktionary
adjective
Deep-blue.
Webster's New World
Made of or resembling a gem sapphire.
American Heritage
Having the color of a blue sapphire.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Sapphire

Noun

Singular:
sapphire
Plural:
sapphires

Origin of Sapphire

  • Old French saphir, from Latin sapphirus, from Ancient Greek ἡ σάπφειρος (hÄ“ sáppheiros, “precious stone, gem") (2nd decl.; transliterated /sápfiros/ in Biblos - Strong's Greek, entry 4552, sometimes spelt σάμφειρος in Griechisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch or unusually hyphened as σάπ-φειρος by Leander van Ess in "HÄ“ palaia diathÄ“kÄ“ kata tous hebdomÄ“konta" published in 1835), from a Semitic language (compare Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappir) (cf. Strong's Concordance: entry 5601, probably ultimately from a non-Semitic source such as Sanskrit शनिप्रिय (Å›anipriya, “dear to Saturn") and dark-coloured stone (cf. Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English saphir from Old French safir from Latin sapphīrus from Greek sappheiros of Semitic origin Hebrew sappîr a precious stone

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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