Meanings
adjectiveviolescent (comparative more violescent, superlative most violescent)
comparative more violescent · superlative most violescent · alternative violascent
- Somewhat violet in colour.
Origin
- Latinviola“a violet”
- Englishviolescent
Latin viola (“a violet”), + -escent.
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Rhymes with violescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
violescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violescent
MLA
“violescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “violescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violescent.
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