VIOLET Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word violet. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for VIOLET
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purple | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a color between red and blue • (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status • (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes adjective satellite • of a color intermediate between red and blue • excessively elaborate or showily expressed • belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler verb • become purple • color purple | ||||||||
amethyst | nounn | |||||||
noun • a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone adjective satellite • of a moderate purple color | ||||||||
lavender | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated • a pale purple color adjective satellite • of a pale purple color | ||||||||
lilac | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers adjective satellite • of a pale purple color | ||||||||
magenta | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I • a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta adjective satellite • of deep purplish red | ||||||||
rooster | nounn | |||||||
noun • adult male chicken | ||||||||
purplish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of a color intermediate between red and blue | ||||||||
reddish blue | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum |