azuur
Azuur is a Dutch noun and adjective referring to a bright blue color associated with the sky. In everyday language it appears in compounds such as azuurkleur or azuurblauw to name a light, vivid blue shade. The term is also used in heraldry and design to denote the blue tincture, corresponding to the French azur and the English azure.
Etymology and history: The Dutch word is borrowed from French azur, which in turn derives from Latin
Usage and nuance: While Dutch commonly uses blauw as the general term for blue, azuur signals a
See also: lapis lazuli, ultramarine, azur (color term in other languages), azuurblauw.