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- [vahy-uh-lit]
- /ˈvaɪ ə lɪt/
- /ˈvaɪə.lət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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conjunction
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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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
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