English
sapphire
see also: Sapphire
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ɚ/
Noun

sapphire

  1. (countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
  2. (countable and uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
  3. (countable and uncountable) A deep blue colour.
     
  4. (countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
  5. Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus.
Related terms Translations Translations Translations
  • French: colibri à menton bleu
  • Portuguese: beija-flor-de-garganta-azul
  • Spanish: esmeralda gorgiazul
Adjective

sapphire

  1. of a deep blue colour.
  2. pertaining to a 45th year
Translations
Sapphire
Proper noun
  1. A female given name from the precious stone.
    • 2015 Sharon Bolton, Little Black Lies, Corgi Books ISBN 9780552166393 page 179:
      I asked her once how a little girl who didn't have blue eyes ended up being called Sapphire. She pursed her lips for a few seconds, clearly wondering how she could get away with not telling me.
      'My older brother is called Mistral,' she said in the end. 'My younger sister is Blaze. I'd say I was the lucky one.'
      As I say, hippy parents.
Related terms Noun

sapphire (plural sapphires)

  1. A stereotype of an aggressive and domineering black woman.
    • 2010, C. Henderson, Imagining the Black Female Body
      When black women speak up about indignities, they are Sapphires. When black women stand up for their rights, they are Sapphires.
    • 2019, Marquita M. Gammage, ‎Antwanisha Alameen-Shavers, Challenging Misrepresentations of Black Womanhood
      Described as feisty wenches, seductive Jezebels, or loud and angry Sapphires, Black women's public persona has long been dominated by these images.


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