Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bishop's violet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: bish-op's vi-o-let
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

A moderate reddish purple that is bluer, stronger, and slightly lighter than heliotrope see heliotrope and bluer and duller than eupatorium purple.

Example Sentences

"He wrote that it turned ‘the colour of bishop's violet’ and that he would bear the signs of it for weeks."

Synonyms

bishop's purple

Questions

What does bishop's violet mean?: A moderate reddish purple that is bluer, stronger, and slightly lighter than heliotrope see heliotrope and bluer and duller than eupatorium purple.

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