robin's-egg blue
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A greenish blue colour, like that of an American robin's egg.
adj
Of a greenish blue colour, like that of an American robin's egg.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: eggshell blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue"
- "Associate Justice and Mrs. Owen J. Roberts arrived shortly before the performance started. Mrs. Roberts wore a robins’ egg blue chiffon frock."
Inflected Forms
Frequently Paired Words
cerulean
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