violaceous

English

Etymology

From Latin violāceus (“violet-coloured”).

Adjective

violaceous (comparative more violaceous, superlative most violaceous)

1. Violet-colored.
   • 2019 March 20, Summer Brennan, The Guardian‎:

     These were power heels, and they were worn by women from all over the world. […] They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.

Derived terms

• violaceous euphonia

Translations

violet-colored

Bulgarian: виолетов (bg) (violetov) Spanish: violáceo (es)

Anagrams

• olivaceous