English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cerulean Pronunciation
Cerulean is pronounced suh-ROO-lee-uhn, IPA /səˈruli.ən/.
suh-ROO-lee-uhn
US /səˈruli.ən/ · UK /səˈruːlɪ.ən/
Syllables: suh · ROO · lee · uhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective and noun: A deep sky blue.
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Cerulean in a Sentence
- The sea turned cerulean as the cloud lifted.
- He mixed cerulean with a little white.
- Cerulean blue was first made for artists in the nineteenth century.
Common Mispronunciations of Cerulean
Not ke-ROO-lee-uhn
The opening c is soft before an e, giving s, as it does in cereal and certain.
Not se-ROO-lyuhn
Four beats. The lee and the uhn stay separate rather than merging into one syllable.
Tip: The root is the Latin word for sky, caelum, which is also behind celestial.
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