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violet
1[vahy-uh-lit]
noun
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
any such plant except the pansy and the viola.
the flower of any native, wild species of violet, as distinguished from the pansy: the state flower of Illinois, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
any of various similar plants of other genera.
reddish-blue, a color at the opposite end of the visible spectrum from red, an effect of light with a wavelength between 400 and 450 nanometers.
adjective
of the color violet; reddish-blue.
violet hats.
Violet
2[vahy-uh-lit]
noun
a female given name.
violet
/ ˈɪəɪ /
noun
any of various temperate perennial herbaceous plants of the violaceous genus Viola, such as V. odorata ( sweet (or garden ) violet ), typically having mauve or bluish flowers with irregular showy petals
any other plant of the genus Viola, such as the wild pansy
any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as the African violet
any of a group of colours that vary in saturation but have the same purplish-blue hue. They lie at one end of the visible spectrum, next to blue; approximate wavelength range 445–390 nanometres
( as adjective )
a violet dress
a dye or pigment of or producing these colours
violet clothing
dressed in violet
informala shy person
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈDZ-ˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of violet1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
A military band marches among flowerbeds of pansies and violets.
We are taught the rainbow is composed of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet, and sometimes that there are invisible colors, infrared and ultraviolet, on either side.
They are hardy — any flower that grows next to a freeway ain’t no shrinking violet.
"I always thought he'd be a future champion, but I've really seen him change from that shrinking violet who first stepped into my office," Warren reflects.
Cover the stores’ coffins in the faded iconography of their shopping bags: respectively, a spray of violets, brown and white stripes and a single red rose.
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When To Use
A violet is a flower known for its vibrant bluish-purple color (the basis of the name of the color violet).The name violet can refer to any flower in the genus Viola, some of which are other colors (including blue, yellow, and white) or are variegated. The most well-known variety is called the common blue violet. The violet family contains many different species of plants, including trees and shrubs.The violet is the state flower of Illinois, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island. It’s also one of the February birth flowers (a flower that’s associated with a particular month in the same way as a birthstone).Violets are often said to represent modesty. The idiom shrinking violet refers to someone who is shy or (overly) modest.Example: For my birthday, my wife always gives me a bouquet of beautiful violets.
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