violet - transcription, translation and pronunciation online

Transcription and pronunciation of the word "violet" in British and American variants. Detailed translation and examples.

violet
[ˈvaɪə.lət]
[ˈvaɪə.lət]
Definitions
adjective
of a purplish-blue color.
He had a mess of shaggy violet colored hair and violet eyes that shone with a mixture of childish curiosity and animal-like awareness.
noun
a herbaceous plant of temperate regions, typically having purple, blue, or white five-petaled flowers, one of which forms a landing pad for pollinating insects.
Colourful wild flowers sprung up by the roadside, purple violets and white daisies dotted among the grass.
a bluish-purple color seen at the end of the spectrum opposite red.
He was splendidly dressed in the royal scarlet and bluish violet .
Examples
Cardinals will dress in violet , as a sign of mourning, rather than their habitual red, until the Pope's burial.
His scales were a dark violet color; they shone brilliantly in the firelight.
Their faces were white; the only signs of color on them were the violet blotches on their foreheads and the blood from the wounds on the backs of their skulls.
The only things that gave off color were the violet flowers in the vases, the several tables placed throughout the room, the fireplace, and of course the floor.
Its intense color is usually coupled with a violet flash at this locality.
She wore contacts, that explained the violet orbs.
Erythronium dens-canis is the true dog's tooth violet , the name comes from the shape of the corm, and has rose coloured flowers on 10 cm stems and purple marked leaves.
He was splendidly dressed in the royal scarlet and bluish violet .
Flowers are crimson, sky blue, violet , and deep purple accented with a white pinwheel and picotee pattern.
It was colored turquoise with sharp, violet wings and small limbs with sharp claws that bore the same hue as its wings.