cobalt
noun/ˈkoʊbɔlt/
Frequency rank: #8,827 most common English word
Meaning
A hard, lustrous, silvery-blue metallic element, or the deep blue pigment or color derived from it.
Example sentence
The artist chose cobalt blue for the sky in her painting because of its rich, vivid tone.
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