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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

violescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vi-o-les-cent
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat violet in colour.

Etymology

Latin viola (“a violet”), + -escent.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more violescent (comparative) most violescent (superlative) violascent (alternative)

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

What does violescent mean?
Somewhat violet in colour.
Where does violescent come from?
Latin viola (“a violet”), + -escent.

How to pronounce violescent

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