English Explanatory Dictionary

violet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
  2. A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.
  3. The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.
  4. Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour.
  5. The characteristic scent of V. odorata.
  6. Synonym of onion (“vegetable”).
adj
  1. Of a violet colour.
name
  1. A female given name from English.
  2. A surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
  5. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
  6. An unincorporated community in Nueces County, Texas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
  8. A community in Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/ /ˈvaɪ.lət/ en-uk-violet.ogg

Word forms

violet violets violeter violetest

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin viola Old French -ette Old French violettebor. Middle English violet English violet Inherited from Middle English violet, vyolet, vyolette, from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”) + -ette. Cognate with Lithuanian violetinė (“purple, violet”) and Spanish violeta (“purple, violet”).

Synonyms

fuchsia indigo magenta purple rose thistle ultraviolet violet rooster onion

Related words

viola violaceous eggplant lavender orchid plum red orange yellow green blue white gentamicin iodine iodopsin iolite ionone adder’s tongue cudbear rainbow rocket trout lily wild pansy

Derived words

African violet American dog violet azo violet bee violet bird's-foot violet blue violet bog violet bush violet calathian violet Canada violet Canadian violet Chinese violet common violet crystal violet damask violet dame's violet dog's violet dogtooth violet dog's tooth violet dog violet English violet false violet flame violet florist's violet garden violet gentian violet green violet green-violet halberdleaf yellow violet Hofmann's violet hooded violet horned violet Lauth's violet long-spurred violet marsh violet methyl violet Nuremberg violet Ontario violet Parma violet Persian violet Philippine violet red violet Russian violet sand violet Selkirk's violet shrinking violet small bush violet southern woodland violet star violet sweet violet Usambara violet violet bloom violet ray violet root rot Violet Town violet tree water violet white violet wood violet yellow violet
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