violet

1. 1.

   of a color intermediate between red and blue

   Synonymspurplepurplish

   Similarchromatic

Other forms of violet

plural

violets·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about violet

What does violet mean?

violet means "any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in violet?

violet has 3 syllables: vi-o-let. The stress falls on "vi". In IPA it is /ˈvaɪəlɪt/.

What is another word for violet?

Close synonyms include reddish blue, purple, purplish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is violet a common word?

violet is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with violet?

2 words rhyme with violet. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.