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Aquamarine

Gemstones
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A pale blue beryl evoking the sea, symbolizing calm, clarity, and safe passage.

Detailed Definition
Aquamarine appears in poetry as a talisman of tranquility and emotional depth. Sailors once carried it for protection, inspiring maritime verses about journeys, longing, or the subconscious. Its watery hue lends itself to metaphors of fluidity, memory, and the liminal space between dream and reality—often paired with moonstone or pearl in lyrical imagery.
Example
Example in poetry:
Shelley’s “Adonais” evokes aquamarine seas as realms of eternal rest; a sailor’s lament might say, “I carry aquamarine for safe return—blue as your eyes, deep as my vow”; in Romantic poetry, aquamarine mirrors the soul’s fluid depths; modern eco-verse uses it to mourn coral bleaching: “The sea once wore aquamarine, now bleached bone”; its calming hue appears in poems about emotional regulation; Yeats could have used it to symbolize the subconscious’s tranquil surface hiding storms below.
Additional Notes
Aquamarine, a pale blue to greenish-blue beryl, evokes the sea and is associated with calm, clarity, and safe passage; named from Latin for “seawater,” it frequently appears in maritime poetry as a talisman for sailors—its serene hue contrasts with the stormy ocean, symbolizing hope amid turmoil.
Also Known As
blue beryl sea water color sailor protection
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