cobalt

noun/ˈkoʊbɔlt/

Frequency rank: #8,827 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A hard, lustrous, silvery-blue metallic element, or the deep blue pigment or color derived from it.

Illustration for the English word “cobalt”

Example sentence

The artist chose cobalt blue for the sky in her painting because of its rich, vivid tone.

Synonyms & related words

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