violet

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈvaɪəlɪt/ UK /ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/ See IPA manual

Freq #5733

Meanings

1

adj
Of a bluish-purple colour.

She wore a soft violet scarf.
2

noun
A small wild plant with fragrant purple or blue flowers.

Tiny violets were blooming along the edge of the path.
3

noun
A bluish-purple colour at the far end of the visible spectrum.

The sky deepened from blue to violet as the sun set.
4

name
A female given name.

They named their daughter Violet.

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Synonyms

1 adj · of a bluish-purple colour. purple

3 noun · a bluish-purple colour at... reddish blue

More fuchsiaindigo magenta rose thistle ultraviolet

Word family

Forms violets

Related forms blue eggplant green lavender orange orchid plum red violaviolaceouswhite yellow

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crystal violet
a dye that forms green crystals and produces a violet solution in water

Noun + noun

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”).

violet Middle English violette Old French viola Latin

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# violet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun, name
**IPA (US):** /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/
**Frequency rank:** 5733

## Meanings
1. Of a bluish-purple colour.
2. A small wild plant with fragrant purple or blue flowers.
3. A bluish-purple colour at the far end of the visible spectrum.
4. A female given name.

## Examples
- She wore a soft violet scarf.
- Tiny violets were blooming along the edge of the path.
- The sky deepened from blue to violet as the sun set.
- They named their daughter Violet.

## Synonyms
- fuchsia
- indigo
- magenta
- purple
- rose
- thistle
- ultraviolet

## Related Forms
- blue
- eggplant
- green
- lavender
- orange
- orchid
- plum
- red
- viola
- violaceous
- white
- yellow

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: violet
- Root: violette
- Root: viola

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Violet is 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”). In present-day use, it can mean of a bluish-purple colour, or a small wild plant with fragrant purple or blue flowers. Related forms include blue, eggplant, green, lavender, orange.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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