Definition of Violet. Meaning of Violet. Synonyms of Violet

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Violet. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Violet and, of course, Violet synonyms and on the right images related to the word Violet.

Definition of Violet

Violet
Violet Vi"o*let, n. [F. violette a violet (cf. violet violet-colored), dim. of OF. viole a violet, L. viola; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. Iodine.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the pansy (Viola tricolor). Note: The cultivated sweet violet is Viola odorata of Europe. The common blue violet of the eastern United States is V. cucullata; the sand, or bird-foot, violet is V. pedata. 2. The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the spectrum. 3. In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue in equal proportions; a bluish purple color. --Mollett. 4. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored butterflies belonging to Lyc[ae]na, or Rusticus, and allied genera.
Violet
Violet Vi"o*let, a. [Cf. F. violet. See Violet, n.] Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined. Violet shell (Zo["o]l.), any species of Ianthina; -- called also violet snail. See Ianthina. Violet wood, a name given to several kinds of hard purplish or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood of the Andira violacea, a tree of Guiana.

Meaning of Violet from wikipedia

- as violet, particularly: Viola (plant), a genus of flowering plants Violet, Louisiana Violet, Missouri Violet, Texas Violet, West Virginia Violet, Ontario...
- Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are 2022 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the...
- Violet Evergarden (****anese: ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン, Hepburn: Vaioretto Evāgāden) is a ****anese light novel series written by Kana Akatsuki and illustrated by...
- Violet is the color of light at the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum. It is one of the seven colors that Isaac Newton labeled when dividing...
- perennial is commonly known as wood violet, sweet violet, English violet, common violet, florist's violet, or garden violet. Viola odorata spreads with stolons...
- Violet blue may refer to: Violet blue, a color that is a tone of Indigo Majorelle Blue, a deep blue color RAL 5000 Violet blue, a RAL color Violet Blue...
- Crystal violet or gentian violet, also known as methyl violet 10B or hexamethyl pararosaniline chloride, is a triarylmethane dye used as a histological...
- Violet is a color term derived from the flower of the same name. There are numerous variations of the color violet, a sampling of which are shown below...
- Violet Maye Grohl (born April 15, 2006) is an American singer. She is the eldest daughter of Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl...
- Violet Chachki is the stage name of Paul Jason Dardo (born June 13, 1992), an American drag queen, burlesque/aerial performer, content creator, model,...