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Definition of sapphire : 1. Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue.
2. Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.
3. Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue.
4. The color of the gem; bright blue.

Synonyms:

lazuline, chromatic, sky-blue, deep blue, greenish-blue, cerulean

diamond, moonstone, star sapphire, rose quartz, turquoise, coral, bloodstone, jade, sardonyx, agate, topaz, garnet, lapis lazuli, emerald, aquamarine, onyx, carbuncle, ruby, hyacinth, chalcedony, gem, zircon, beryl, amethyst, opal

baby blue, peacock, cornflower, powder blue, ultramarine, azure, blue, marine blue, navy, robin's egg blue, lavender, cyan, midnight blue, cadet blue, cobalt, indigo

carbuncles, aquamarines, garnets, emeralds, beryls, amethysts, hyacinths, diamonds, jades, moonstones, onyxes, opals, bloodstones, corals, chalcedonies, agates, gems

Usage examples:

• In those pre- war days the Riviera- that sea- lapped Paradise, with its clear, open sky and sapphire Mediterranean, grey- green olives and tall flowering aloes, its gorgeous blossoms, and its merry, dark- eyed populace who lived with no thought of the morrow- was, indeed, the playground of Europe. - "The Secrets of Potsdam", William Le Queux.
• Slow sapphire surges broke at her feet, tossing great pearls of spray against the cliff. - "Lavender and Old Lace", Myrtle Reed.
• It is blue- it is sapphire- it is like the eye of a lovely woman. - "Greene Ferne Farm", Richard Jefferies.