bleu celeste

noun

A rarely-occurring sky-blue tincture, lighter than azure.

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Meanings

nounbleu celeste (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentA rarely-occurring sky-blue tincture, lighter than azure.

    Synonyms: celeste

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rarely-occurring sky-blue tincture, lighter than azure.

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Origin

  1. Frenchbleu céleste“sky blue”
  2. Englishbleu celeste

Borrowed from French bleu céleste (“sky blue”).

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APA

bleu celeste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleu%20celeste

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“bleu celeste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleu%20celeste. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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