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ultramarine Definition

ultra·ma·rine (ul′trə mə rēn′)

adjective

  1. beyond the sea
  2. deep-blue

Etymology: ML ultramarinus: see ultra- & marine

noun

  1. a blue pigment originally made by grinding lapis lazuli to a powder
  2. a blue pigment of similar chemical composition prepared from other substances
  3. any of certain other pigments yellow ultramarine
  4. deep blue

ultramarine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: The new coloring used a rich ultramarine blue, rich yellow and a subtle green after the style of traditional Dutch tin-glazed ware.

Adjective modifier

  • French: The sky was painted upside down, painting the Raw Sienna at the base the introducing Alizarin Crimson then French Ultramarine at the top.
  • artificial: Analog replicas made from a standard 3:1 sand: lime plaster were used, painted with a limewash pigmented with artificial ultramarine.
  • dark: BLUE TIT Parus caeruleus Noted in small numbers from the Middle Atlas northwards, all displaying the dark ultramarine " cap " .
  • deep: Best of all are the glazed tiles in peacock blues, turquoise and deepest ultramarine.

Modifies a noun

  • blue: For instance, a magenta red mixed with an ultramarine blue will produce a range of bright violets.
  • sky: Certainly both the artist's crystalline, glacial brushwork and intense ultramarine skies recall the visionary realism of early Flemish painting.

Noun used with modifier

  • nigritude: Experts are competing, with the goal of optimizing a webpage for a non-sensical phrase: ' nigritude ultramarine ' .