violet

violet adj

OFr villet; see violet (-s), n.

  1. Bluish-purple; reddish-blue.

violet [-s] n

OFr < L. diminutive of viola, violet.

  1. Viola; small blue-purple flower; plant from the genus Viola with lavender, mauve, or white blossoms.
  2. Blue-purple color; [metonymy] rainbow; the chromatic scale; colors in the bandwidth of infracted light.