violet — meaning in English

English meaning

• purple adj Having the color between red and blue, like violet or lavender.
• violet noun A small plant with fragrant purple or blue flowers, or the flower itself.

Senses

violet is used for these senses in English:

• violet Of a violet colour.
• violet A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
• violet The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.

purple — full definition

1. adj Having the color between red and blue, like violet or lavender.
2. adj Overly elaborate or ornate in writing style.
3. verb To turn or make something purple in color.

violet — full definition

1. noun A small plant with fragrant purple or blue flowers, or the flower itself.
2. noun A bluish-purple colour, named after the flower.
3. adj Of a bluish-purple colour.

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