Cyaneous

/saɪˈeɪniəs/ adjective

Definition

Having a blue or bluish color; relating to or containing the blue color or the element cyan.

Etymology

From Greek 'kyanos' (blue, sometimes referring to lapis lazuli) + Latin '-eous' (adjective suffix). An archaic or technical term for blue coloration.

Kelly Says

In printing, cyan (along with magenta and yellow) is one of the three primary colors—everything you see on a color printer is actually tiny dots of cyan, magenta, and yellow mixed in different proportions.

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