violet
Other forms: violets
Roses are red, violets are blue...actually, violets are closer to purple — but purple doesn't rhyme with anything. The word violet can refer either to a purplish-blue color or to the tiny flower of that color.
On the color spectrum, violet is a variation on purple that sits a bit closer to blue than red. The color violet comes from the flower name, which is rooted in the Latin viola. The violet is a plant with small flowers that vary in color from pale violet to dark blue, as well as white. If you're coloring violets in a coloring book, you can choose the violet crayon!
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a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrumsynonyms: reddish bluetypes:indigoa blue-violet colortype of:
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any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowerstypes:American dog violet, Viola conspersaviolet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowersViola blanda, sweet white violet, white violet, woodland white violetshort-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowersCanada violet, Viola canadensis, tall white violet, white violettall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaksViola ocellata, heartsease, two-eyed violetviolet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violetEnglish violet, Viola odorata, garden violet, sweet violetEuropean violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalizedJohnny-jump-up, Viola pedata, bird's-foot violet, pansy violet, wood violetcommon violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansiesViola pubescens, downy yellow violetviolet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veinsViola rostrata, long-spurred violetviolet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spurViola striata, cream violet, pale violet, striped violetleafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purpleViola reichenbachiana, Viola sylvatica, hedge violet, wood violetcommon European violet that grows in woods and hedgerowstype of:violaany of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
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of a color intermediate between red and blue
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Vocabulary lists containing violet
The words on this list do not denote color in and of themselves, but you can (and should) use them that way. They'll brighten your writing and make your descriptions more visually specific -- think apple green as opposed to bright green.
This lists covers A Wrinkle in Time.