sapphire 
1. a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone • Hypernyms: transparent gem, corundom, corundum • Hyponyms: star sapphire 2. a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem • Hypernyms: jewel, gem, precious stone 3. a light shade of blue • Syn: azure, cerulean, lazuline, sky-blue • Derivationally related forms: cerulean (for: cerulean), azure (for: azure) • Hypernyms: blue, blueness
of something having the color of a blue sapphire (Freq. 1) - sapphire eyes • Similar to: chromatic
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