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violet

purple

adjective vyoh-LEH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Colors

Origin: from violette 'violet flower'

Also means

violet

Usage Note

Violet covers the blue-purple range; mauve and lilas are lighter variants. As a noun un violet means the colour purple. The feminine form is violette, which is also the word for the violet flower. Note the final -t is silent.

Examples

"Elle a peint sa chambre en violet foncé."

Natural Translation

She painted her room in dark purple.

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