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violet

vi·o·let
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vahy-uh-lit]
    • /ˈvaɪ ə lɪt/
    • /ˈvaɪə.lət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahy-uh-lit]
    • /ˈvaɪ ə lɪt/

Definitions of violet word

  • noun violet a female given name. 1
  • adjective violet of the color violet; reddish-blue: violet hats. 1
  • noun violet small purple flower 1
  • noun violet purple colour 1
  • adjective violet purple in colour 1
  • countable noun violet A violet is a small plant that has purple or white flowers in the spring. 0

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Origin of violet

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Old French violete, equivalent to viole (< Latin viola violet) + -ete -et

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Parts of speech for Violet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

violet popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for violet

noun violet

  • amethyst — Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
  • heliotrope — any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers.
  • lavender — a pale bluish purple.
  • magenta — a town in N Italy, W of Milan: the French and Sardinians defeated the Austrians here 1859.
  • mulberry — the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.

adj violet

  • lilac — any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
  • mauve — a pale bluish purple.

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