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Word:
violet
IPA transcription: [v'aɪəlɪt]
Pronunciations of violet
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adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
purple, violet, purplish
Meaning:
of a color intermediate between red and blue
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
violet
Meaning:
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
Synonyms:
violet, reddish_blue
Meaning:
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
Usage examples
I caught a faint odor of violet sachet.
Violet turned her glance a little aside.
He went to the western wing to visit the young Violet.
'Little girl, don't be rude,' said Mrs Biddle, flushing violet.
I faced her; her eyes were like violet seas. She spoke very quietly.
He had only the violet thread in his pocket, such as was customary for sick calls.
Held anywhere beyond the region 2, the border of the patch will be blue and violet.
The fourth was furnished and lighted with orange--the fifth with white--the sixth with violet.
They are not dissipated by heat, and give a violet colour to the deoxidizing flame of the blowpipe.
The shrubberies loomed big in the violet twilight and afar out the sea lay placid, steel-blue and mysterious.
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Theory of Colours
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Pegging (sexual practice)
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