Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

violaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
vi-o-la-ceous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Violet-colored.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin violāceus (“violet-coloured”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more violaceous (comparative) most violaceous (superlative)

Derived Forms

violaceously

Phrases

violaceous euphonia

Questions

What does violaceous mean?
Violet-colored.
Where does violaceous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce violaceous

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