aquamarine
/ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.51 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
Example Sentences
- "Before we could embark on the details of his mother's health we were joined by a fair, plump woman of indefinite age, who had once been—and at moments still was—very pretty. She wore a simple black silk dress, perhaps in deference to Tilly's death, though the note of mourning was jarred by flamboyant aquamarine ear-rings and too much rouge."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Latin aqua marīnader. English aquamarine From Latin aqua marīna (“sea water”), adjective form from mare (“sea”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/
- British English: /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
Madagascar aquamarine