Transcription
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- [vahy-uh-ley-shuh s]
- /ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃəs/
- /ˌvaɪə.ˈleɪ.ʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vahy-uh-ley-shuh s]
- /ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃəs/
Definitions of violaceous word
- adjective violaceous belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants. Compare violet family. 1
- adjective violaceous of a violet color; bluish-purple. 1
- adjective violaceous of, relating to, or belonging to the Violaceae, a family of herbaceous plants and shrubs including the violets and pansies 0
- adjective violaceous of the colour violet 0
- adjective violaceous violet in color 0
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Origin of violaceous
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < New Latin Violace(ae) (see viola2, -aceae) + -ous
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Parts of speech for Violaceous
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adjective
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violaceous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
violaceous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for violaceous
noun violaceous
- amethyst — Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
- heliotrope — any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers.
- magenta — a town in N Italy, W of Milan: the French and Sardinians defeated the Austrians here 1859.
- mulberry — the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.
- amaranthine — of a dark reddish-purple colour
adj violaceous
adjective violaceous
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
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