Violet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈaɪəlɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈaɪəlɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈaɪəlɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈaɪəlɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reddish blue purple purplish

Parts of Speech

noun	any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
noun	a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
adjective	of a color intermediate between red and blue

Word Forms

violet	adjective	of a color intermediate between red and blue
purple	noun	a purple color or pigment
purpleness	noun	a purple color or pigment
violet	noun	a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

violett

eine der zahlreichen niedrig wachsenden Veilchen mit kleinen Blüten

🇪🇸Spanish

violeta

cualquiera de las numerosas violas de bajo crecimiento con flores pequeñas

🇮🇹Italian

Viola

una qualsiasi delle numerose viole a crescita bassa con fiori piccoli

🇵🇹Portuguese

violeta

qualquer uma das inúmeras violas de baixo crescimento com flores pequenas

🇷🇺Russian

фиолетовый

любая из многочисленных низкорослых виол с мелкими цветками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बैंगनी

छोटे फूलों वाले असंख्य कम उगने वाले वायलों में से कोई

🇧🇩Bengali

ভায়োলেট

ছোট ফুল সহ অসংখ্য কম ক্রমবর্ধমান ভায়োলাস

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊதா

சிறிய பூக்கள் கொண்ட குறைந்த வளரும் வயோலாக்களில் ஏதேனும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

వైలెట్

చిన్న పువ్వులతో తక్కువ-పెరుగుతున్న అనేక వయోలాలలో ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

वायलेट

लहान फुलांसह असंख्य कमी वाढणारी व्हायोलास

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાયોલેટ

નાના ફૂલો સાથે અસંખ્ય ઓછી વૃદ્ધિ પામતા વાયોલામાંથી કોઈપણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇರಳೆ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಹೂವುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಹಲವಾರು ಕಡಿಮೆ-ಬೆಳೆಯುವ ವಯೋಲಾಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വയലറ്റ്

ചെറിയ പൂക്കളുള്ള താഴ്ന്ന വളരുന്ന വയലുകളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਇਲੇਟ

ਛੋਟੇ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਘੱਟ-ਵਧ ਰਹੇ ਵਾਈਓਲਾ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنفشی

چھوٹے پھولوں کے ساتھ کم بڑھنے والے متعدد وائلا میں سے کوئی بھی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紫色

众多低矮、开小花的中提琴之一

🇯🇵Japanese

バイオレット

小さな花を持つ、背が低く成長する多数のビオラの総称

🇰🇷Korean

제비꽃

작은 꽃이 달린 수많은 저지대 비올라 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

màu tím

bất kỳ cây đàn viola phát triển thấp nào có hoa nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

สีม่วง

วิโอลาเตี้ยๆ ที่มีดอกเล็กๆ จำนวนมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

ungu

salah satu dari banyak biola yang tumbuh rendah dengan bunga kecil

🇲🇾Malay

ungu

mana-mana daripada banyak viola tumbuh rendah dengan bunga kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البنفسجي

أي من الكمان العديدة منخفضة النمو ذات الزهور الصغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

بنفش

هر یک از ویولاهای متعدد کم رشد با گل های کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

menekşe

küçük çiçekli, az büyüyen çok sayıda viyoladan herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

סָגוֹל

כל אחת ממספר רב של ויולות נמוכות עם פרחים קטנים

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The primary meaning of 'violet' is 'any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers'.

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Using 'violet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'violet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'violet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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