violescent
[ vahy-uh-les-uh nt ]
/ ˌvaɪ əˈlɛs ənt /
adjective
tending to a violet color: a violescent twilight sky.
Origin of violescent
1840–50; < Latin
viol(a) violet +
-escent
Words nearby violescent
violation,
violative,
violence,
violent,
violent storm,
violescent,
violet,
violet family,
violet iris,
violet wood,
violin
Example sentences from the Web for violescent
The yellow sunflashes, in falling from the house fronts, sharply outlined the violescent shadows.
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