aqua
/ˈækwə/
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South Asia/əˈkwɑ/
aqua noun: the compound water.
Noun
aqua (countable and uncountable, plural aquas or aquae)
- The compound water.
- Synonyms:
- water
- A shade of colour, usually a mix of blue and green similar to the colour turquoise.
- Ms. Rockburne, with help from a team of artists, is working on a gargantuan mural of deep blues, shimmering aquas and luminous gold leaf that is headed for the American Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica.2009 June 27, Patricia Cohen, “Employing Art Along With Ambassadors”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- aquamarine
Adjective
aqua (comparative more aqua, superlative most aqua)
- Of a greenish-blue colour.
- Synonyms:
- aquamarine
aqua meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
aqua in Hindi
- एक्वा
aqua in Tamil
- நீர், பசும் நீலம், நீர்மம், நீரியற்பொருள், கரைசல்
aqua in Marathi
- एक्वा
aqua in Urdu
- آب, پانی
More languagesFewer languages
- aqua in Bengali
- অ্যাকোয়া, অ্যাকুয়া
- aqua in Telugu
- ఆక్వా, అక్వా
- aqua in Malayalam
- അക്വാ, അക്വ
- aqua in Kannada
- ಅಕ್ವಾ, ಆಕ್ವಾ
- aqua in Gujarati
- એક્વા
- aqua in Odia
- ଆକ୍ୱା, ଏକ୍ୱା
- aqua in Nepali
- एक्वा
Synonyms of aqua
Forms of aqua
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | aquas |
| plural | aquae |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more aqua |
| superlative | most aqua |
Origin of aqua
From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo.
Words formed from aqua
- aqua aerobics
- aqua ammonia
- aqua ammoniae
- aqua aura
- aquabib
- aqua bike
- aquabis
- aquabob
- aquacade
- aquacise
- aquacrop
- aquaculture
- aquaculturist
- aquadynamic
- aquaerobics
- aquaholic
- aqua jogging
- aqualite
- aqualung
- aquamarine
- aquamation
- aqua mirabilis
- aquanaut
- aquaphobia
- aquaplane
- aqua pumpaginis
- aqua regis
- aquatecture
- Aquaterra
- aqua Tofana
- aqua vitæ
- aqua walking
- aqueous
- aquiculture
- aquifer
- aquitard
- hexaaqua
- hexaaquaaluminium
- methaqualone
- octaqua
- subaqua
- tetraqua
Phrases with aqua
Questions about aqua
- What does aqua mean?
- Aqua means the compound water.
- What is aqua in Hindi?
- Aqua in Hindi is एक्वा. See Aqua meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is aqua?
- Aqua can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce aqua?
- Aqua is pronounced /ˈækwə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of aqua?
- The plural of aqua is aquas.
Words near aqua in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: aqua (page history and authors); aqua (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aqua (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aqua (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aqua (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aqua (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aqua (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aqua (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aqua (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aqua (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aqua (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aqua (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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