Definition of "violet" in English

noun

1. A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.

2. (figurative) A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.

3. The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.

4. Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour.

5. (perfumes) The characteristic scent of V. odorata.

6. (UK dialect) Synonym of onion (“vegetable”).

adjective

1. Of a violet colour.