1. Regal, imperial
2. Of the color purple
3. Highly rhetorical; ornate; marked by profanity
4. Of a color midway between red and blue; SYN. violet, purplish.

ETYM Cf. French violet. Related to Violet.
Violet in color; dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined.

ETYM French violette a violet, dim. of Old Fren. viole a violet, Latin viola.
Plant of the genus Viola, family Violaceae, with toothed leaves and mauve, blue, or white flowers, such as the Canada violet V. canadensis and primrose violet V. primulifolia of North America and the sweet violet V. odorata of Europe. The pansy is also a kind of violet.
1. A variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum; SYN. reddish blue.
2. Any of numerous low-growing small-flowered violas.

Any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola.
Bowed, stringed musical instrument, the alto member of the violin family. With its dark, vibrant tone, it is suitable for music of reflective character, as in Stravinsky’s Elegy 1944. Its principal function is supportive in string quartets and orchestras.

ETYM French violette a violet, dim. of Old Fren. viole a violet, Latin viola.
Plant of the genus Viola, family Violaceae, with toothed leaves and mauve, blue, or white flowers, such as the Canada violet V. canadensis and primrose violet V. primulifolia of North America and the sweet violet V. odorata of Europe. The pansy is also a kind of violet.
1. A variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum; SYN. reddish blue.
2. Any of numerous low-growing small-flowered violas.