English edit

Etymology edit

cyan +‎ -ean

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

cyanean (comparative more cyanean, superlative most cyanean)

  1. Having an azure colour.
    • 1776, Thomas Pennant, British zoology:
      Aristotle says, it [a kingfisher] is the lest[sic] of the two, but that both of them have a cyanean back.