Meanings
nounpeacock blue (countable and uncountable, plural peacock blues)
plural peacock blues
- countableuncountableA brilliant, dark blue-green colour, like the plumage of a peacock.
adjectivepeacock blue (not comparable)
- not comparableOf a brilliant blue-green colour.
Jo read the following words, inscribed in peacock blue ink, in a near cursive hand.
1980 April 19, Andrea Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, page 10
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna shade of blue tinged with green
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian синьо електрик
- синьо електрик (sinjo elektrik)a brilliant, dark blue-green colour
Hungarian pávakék, pávakék
- pávakéka brilliant, dark blue-green colour
- pávakékof a brilliant blue-green colour
Cite this entry
APA
peacock blue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peacock%20blue
MLA
“peacock blue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peacock%20blue. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peacock blue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peacock%20blue.
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