violescent

vi·o·les·cent

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vahy-uh-les-uh nt]
- /ˌvaɪ əˈlɛs ənt/
- /vaɪəlˈesənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vahy-uh-les-uh nt]
- /ˌvaɪ əˈlɛs ənt/

Definitions of violescent word

adjective violescent tending to a violet color: a violescent twilight sky. 1
adjective violescent shading off toward a violet color 0
adjective violescent Tending towards a violet colour. 0

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Origin of violescent

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; < Latin viol(a) violet + -escent

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Parts of speech for Violescent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Violescent

violescent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

violescent usage trend in Literature

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