how to pronounce azure

/ˈæʒ.əɹ/

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azure is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of azure in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meanings of azure

noun:

The unclouded sky; the blue vault above.
Any of various widely distributed lycaenid butterflies of the genus Celastrina.
The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour. azure.
Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Ogyris.
Lapis lazuli.
A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines. azure (heraldry).

adjective:

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.
Cloudless.
In blazon, of the colour blue.

verb:

To colour blue.

name:

A surname.

azure frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word azure occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.