It's interesting to note that in Spanish "azul" means simple blue and that in Italian "azzurro" is the preferred word for the color as opposed to "blu" which is used to describe darker blue or navy blue.
In English azure is often taken to mean "sky blue" or "light blue" (i.e. the light blue color of the sky). "Azure sky" is a common word pairing, but the word was probably originally applied to the more intense, lapis lazuli color of the sky as seen in Mediterranean countries.
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It's interesting to note that in Spanish "azul" means simple blue and that in Italian "azzurro" is the preferred word for the color as opposed to "blu" which is used to describe darker blue or navy blue.
In English azure is often taken to mean "sky blue" or "light blue" (i.e. the light blue color of the sky). "Azure sky" is a common word pairing, but the word was probably originally applied to the more intense, lapis lazuli color of the sky as seen in Mediterranean countries.
June 11, 2009