topaz
/ˈtəʊˌpæz/
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British/ˈtəwˌpaz/
topaz noun: a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
Noun (1)
topaz (usually uncountable, plural topazes)
- A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
- An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.
- In the market‐place stand the fruitsellers, who sell all kinds of fruit: ripe figs, with their bruised purple flesh, melons, smelling of musk and yellow as topazes, citrons and rose‐apples and clusters of white grapes, round red‐gold oranges, and oval lemons of green gold.1891, Oscar Wilde, A House of Pomegranates, Moffat, Yard and Company, published 1918, page 123
- Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128
- A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
- Or (gold or yellow), in blazoning by precious stones.
- Elgin. Topaz a Saltier and Chief Ruby, on a Canton Pearl a Lyon Rampant Saphyr, which last is their paternal Coat; and the Field Topaz, and Saltier, and Chief Ruby, was the Arms of King Robert the Bruce, they altering the Field from Pearl (as he bore it) to Topaz. / Eglington. Quarterly, 1st and...1720, Francis Nichols, Rudiments of Honour, page 296
- The Field is Ruby, on a Bend Topaz, three Martlets Diamond. […] 4. Pearl, on a Bend Diamond, nine Annulets conjoined in three Links Topaz.1726, John Guillim, The Banner Display'd; Or, an Abridgment of Guillim, page 504
- Either of two species of very large hummingbirds in the genus Topaza.
- A ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus, the male of which has bright ruby feathers on the head and topaz on the throat
Adjective
topaz
- Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
Noun (2)
topaz (plural topazes)
Proper noun capitalized: Topaz
Topaz
- A female given name.
- A census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States.
topaz meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
topaz in Hindi
- gem
- पुखराज pukhrāj, पुष्पराग puṣparāg, पीतमणि pītamṇi, गोमेद gomed, गोमेधक gomedhak, गोमेदक gomedak
topaz in Tamil
- புஷ்பராகம்
topaz in Urdu
- پکھراج
topaz in Bengali
- gem
- পোখরাজ pōkhoraj
More languagesFewer languages
- topaz in Telugu
- పుష్యరాగం puṣyarāgaṁ
- topaz in Malayalam
- ഗോമേദകം, പുഷ്യരാഗം
- topaz in Kannada
- ಗೋಮೇದಕ, ಒಂದು ಮುಖ್ಯರತ್ನ, ಪುಷ್ಯರಾಗ
- topaz in Gujarati
- પોખરાજ pokhrāj
- topaz in Tagalog
- topasyo
- topaz in Arabic
- تُوبَاز tūbāz
- topaz in Persian
- زبرجد هندی zebarjad-e hendi, توپاز topâz, بسراق bosrāq, یاقوت زرد yāqut-e zard
- topaz in Thai
- บุษย์น้ำทอง bùt-náam-tɔɔng, บุษราคัม bùt-sà-raa-kam
- topaz in Myanmar
- ဥဿဖရား u.ssa.hpa.ra:
Forms of topaz
| plural | topazes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | toepass |
| alternative form | topass |
| alternative form | toupas |
Origin of topaz
From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).
Various theories. Hobson-Jobson mentions as possibilities a corruption of Persian (from Turkish) top-chi, "gunner", or a connection with topee, from the hats they wore.
From the precious stone topaz.
Words formed from topaz
- blue topaz
- Colorado topaz
- false topaz
- rose topaz
- topazolite
- topazine
- topazlike
Phrases with topaz
Questions about topaz
- What does topaz mean?
- Topaz means a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
- What is topaz in Hindi?
- Topaz in Hindi is पुखराज (pukhrāj), पुष्पराग (puṣparāg), पीतमणि (pītamṇi). See Topaz meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is topaz?
- Topaz can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce topaz?
- Topaz is pronounced /ˈtəʊˌpæz/ (UK).
- What is the plural of topaz?
- The plural of topaz is topazes.
Words near topaz in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: topaz (page history and authors); Topaz (page history and authors); topaz (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); topaz (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); topaz (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); topaz (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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