Meanings
adjectiveviolaceous (comparative more violaceous, superlative most violaceous)
comparative more violaceous · superlative most violaceous
- Violet-colored.
These were power heels, and they were worn by women from all over the world. […] They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.
2019 March 20, Summer Brennan, The Guardian
Origin
- Latinviolāceus“violet-coloured”
- Englishviolaceous
From Latin violāceus (“violet-coloured”).
More words from Latin
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Bulgarian виолетов
- виолетов (violetov)violet-colored
Spanish violáceo
- violáceoviolet-colored
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APA
violaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violaceous
MLA
“violaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violaceous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “violaceous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violaceous.
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