navy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈneɪvi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /-vi/ (Scotland)
- /ˈneːvi/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
- (US) audio
- /ˈnɛjvɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /-vɪ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈneve/ (Scotland)
- /ˈnæɪvi/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English nave, navye, from Anglo-Norman, Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia < nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, nāvis (“boat”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Compare Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Persian ناو (nâv, “boat, warship”), Sanskrit नाव (nāva, “ship”), Old English nōwend (“mariner, sailor”). By surface analysis, Latin nav- + -y. Displaced native Old English sċiphere (literally “ship army”).
Meanings
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Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.
The cover is as navy as a bruise.
2006, Samantha Hunt, The Seas: A Novel, page 57:The morning shadow on his chin was almost as navy as his heavy-lidded eyes, his cheekbones exquisitely sculptured in his haughty face.
2006, Carol Marinelli, Taken for His Pleasure, page 26:
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Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.
It was not what you would picture as a typical meeting with a naval officer. In fact, it was about as navy as an Abbott and Costello movie.
1994, Harry Carey, Company of heroes: my life as an actor in the John Ford stock company, page 76:[…] there are chess ships and checker ships and those where acey-deucey is almost the only game, the sailors' own improved version of backgammon. Fliers from the seacoast of Iowa, anxious to be as navy as the rest, are usually the first to pick it up.
1943, Fletcher Pratt, The Navy has wings, page 167:Goodwin was navy through and through.
2003, Edwin Palmer Hoyt, Thomas H Moorer, The Men of the Gambier Bay: The Amazing True Story, page 21:He was navy through and through; no-nonsense, humorless, and all spit and polish—every hair in its place, every thought gleaned from the manual compiled by brilliant sea dogs of long ago.
2003, Jedwin Smith, Fatal treasure: greed and death, emeralds and gold, page 88:Lieutenant Lindquist is navy through and through. I know she doesn't want to get out. Now, I know there's no way you can assign her to a navy ship, but there has to be something the navy can give her to keep her in space.
1993, Robert A. Frezza, McLendon's Syndrome, page 299:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most navy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more navy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
navy yard (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · Navy Cross (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · blue-water navy (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · merchant navy (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · green-water navy (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · navy list (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · naval dockyard (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · brown-water navy (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · navy shower (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · navy cut (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · Royal Navy (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · naval (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · Cajun navy (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · navy bean (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy) · bare navy (Terms derived from the noun or adjective navy)
Relateds
navicular (Terms etymologically related to the noun or adjective navy) · gob · nonnaval (Terms etymologically related to the noun or adjective navy) · nave (Terms etymologically related to the noun or adjective navy) · naval (Terms etymologically related to the noun or adjective navy) · silent service · ensign · chief petty officer · erk · captain · marine · bluejacket · Seabee · nef (Terms etymologically related to the noun or adjective navy) · Annapolis · Fleet Air Arm · commodore · gunroom
Translations (50)
ms tentera laut (belonging to the navy) · fi laivastonsininen (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · sh mornàričkī (belonging to the navy) · hu sötétkék (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · tr koyu gökçe (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · de marineblau (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · be сі́ні (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · uk си́ній (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · pi nāvikasenāyatta (belonging to the navy) · da marineblå (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · mi ōrangiuri (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · ms angkatan laut (belonging to the navy) · et meresinine (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · tr bahriyeli (belonging to the navy) · eo mararmea (belonging to the navy) · tr lacivert (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · uk темно-синій (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · ro bleumarin (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · nl marine- (belonging to the navy) · tr karagök (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · bg тъмносин (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · sv marinblå (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · fr marin (belonging to the navy) · nn marineblå (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · la classiarus (belonging to the navy) · nl zeemacht- (belonging to the navy) · nl marineblauw (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · pt da marinha (belonging to the navy) · ja ネービーブルーの (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · fr bleu marine (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · te నావికా (belonging to the navy) · nb marineblå (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · uk флотський (belonging to the navy) · ro maritim (belonging to the navy) · el ναυτικός (belonging to the navy) · tr denizci (belonging to the navy) · hu tengerészeti (belonging to the navy) · fr naval (belonging to the navy) · fi laivasto- (belonging to the navy) · fi tummansininen (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · pl granatowy (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · es turquí (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · ro marin (belonging to the navy) · pt azul-marinho (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · ms biru kelasi (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · bg военноморски (belonging to the navy) · dak thósape (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · ru тёмно-си́ний (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue) · no marine (belonging to the navy) · es turquesado (having a navy (dark blue) colour — see also light blue, blue)