cyaneous

adjective

cy·​an·​e·​ous

-ēəs

variants or cyanean

-ēən

1

: cerulean

2

: of a dark blue

Word History

Etymology

cyaneous from Latin cyaneus dark blue; cyanean from Latin cyaneus + English -an

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