violet
[ vahy-uh-lit ]
/ ˈvaɪ ə lɪt /
noun
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
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 nm.
adjective
of the color violet; reddish-blue: violet hats.
Origin of violet
Words nearby violet
violative,
violence,
violent,
violent storm,
violescent,
violet,
violet family,
violet iris,
violet wood,
violin,
violin clef
Definition for violet (2 of 2)
Violet
[ vahy-uh-lit ]
/ ˈvaɪ ə lɪt /
noun
a female given name.
Also
Vi·o·lette
[vahy-uh-let, vahy-uh-lit] /ˌvaɪ əˈlɛt, ˈvaɪ ə lɪt/,
Vi·o·let·ta
[vahy-uh-let-uh] /ˌvaɪ əˈlɛt ə/.
Example sentences from the Web for violet
British Dictionary definitions for violet
violet
/ (ˈvaɪəlɪt) /
noun
Derived forms of violet
violet-like, adjectiveWord Origin for violet
C14: from Old French
violete a little violet, from
viole, from Latin
viola violet
Medical definitions for violet
violet
[ vī′ə-lĭt ]
n.
The hue of the short-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 380 to 420 nanometers.
Any of a group of colors, reddish-blue in hue, that may vary in lightness and saturation.
Idioms and Phrases with violet
violet
see shrinking violet.