violet

vi-o-let

noun

A small plant with fragrant purple, blue, or white flowers.

"She picked a sweet violet from the garden."

noun

A purplish-blue colour, at the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum.

"The artist mixed blue and red to get violet."

adjective

Having a purplish-blue colour, like the flower or spectrum end.

"Her dress was a lovely violet shade."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: reddish blue, purple, chromatic, purplish