1. A precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
   "The royal crown was adorned with brilliant sapphires"
    
2. A transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
   "The sapphire ring sparkled in the light"
    
3. A light shade of blue
   "The sapphire sky was dotted with fluffy white clouds";
   - azure, cerulean, lazuline, sky-blue

1. Of something having the colour of a blue sapphire
   "sapphire eyes"

Derived forms: sapphires

See also: chromatic

Type of: blue, blueness, corundum, gem, jewel, precious stone, transparent gem

Encyclopedia: Sapphire, Queensland