Sekirov Dictionary

violet

/ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/

noun 6
adjective 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun6

a small blue or white flower with a strong sweet smell, growing wild close to the ground
The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.
Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour.
The characteristic scent of V. odorata.
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(figurative) A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.
- ‘Tom,’ he said, ‘you are looking at a crushed violet, a spent egg, a squeezed tube.’ — 1991
(dialect, UK) Synonym of onion (“vegetable”).

adjective1

Of a violet colour.

forms

violets · violeter · violetest

Phrases with violet

shrinking violet
A very shy or timid person, who avoids contact with others if possible.

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