violet

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine, uncountable, usually) purple (colour)
2. (countable, masculine) mushroom with a violet cap, such as a webcap or cortinar

Adj

purple

Concepts

purple

violet

mauve

majestic

purplish

purpure

regal

royal

violaceous

dark purple

empurpled

purpura

over-embellished

purpleness

purpurate

reddish blue

violet webcap

empurple

violet cort

imperial

magenta

Synonyms

pourpre

violette

violâtre

pourpré

violacé

violettes

de couleur violette

cortinaire violacé

bleu

cortinaire violet

magenta

royal

Translations

violeta

violet

violeta

violett

violeta

roxo

paars

viola

morado

lilás

mor

Violett

púrpura

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vjɔ.lɛ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: violet

In summary

From Old French violet, a back-formation from violette (“violet (flower)”), from viole + -ette, from Latin viola.