Definition of violet Violet

/vajˈʌlɪt/ - [vayulit] - Vi•o•let

We found 16 definitions of violet from 6 different sources.

What does violet mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: violets
violet - any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
		viola a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
		american dog violet, viola conspersa violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers
		sweet white violet, viola blanda, woodland white violet, white violet short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers
		canada violet, tall white violet, viola canadensis, white violet tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks
		dog violet, heath violet, viola canina Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet
		two-eyed violet, viola ocellata, heartsease violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet
		english violet, garden violet, sweet violet, viola odorata European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized
		bird's-foot violet, pansy violet, viola pedata, johnny-jump-up, wood violet common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
		downy yellow violet, viola pubescens violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins
		long-spurred violet, viola rostrata violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur
		cream violet, pale violet, striped violet, viola striata leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple
violet - a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
		reddish blue
		purpleness, purple a purple color or pigment

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Wiktionary

violet (Noun)
A bluish- purple colour.
violet (Noun)
Viola, a genus of fragrant plants with white, purple or yellow flowers.
violet (Noun)
Any of several plants that look like the plants of the genus Viola but are taxonomically unrelated to them.
violet (Adjective)
Having a bluish-purple colour.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

violet (n.)
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).
violet (n.)
The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the spectrum.
violet (n.)
In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue in equal proportions; a bluish purple color.
violet (n.)
Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored butterflies belonging to Lycaena, or Rusticus, and allied genera.
violet (n.)
Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

violet
The resultant colour of the junction of the flesh-color with blue. Colour of the amethyst.
violet
A plant of the genus Viola having two upswept petals and three pointing downward.

Wikipedia

Violet is the seventh color of the rainbow--it is the color on the inner edge of the rainbow. Violet is sometimes confused with purple. The name of the color comes from the violet, which is a small flower grown in most parts of the world.

Meaning of violet.

The color violet represents magic.
plant
The violet is a genus of flowering plants. The Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) is the state flower of the U.S. state of Illinois. There is also a famous poem that refers to violets. It goes "Roses are red, violets are blue", and then the poet adds his or her own lines to it.