lilac
/'lailək/
Definition
Noun:
- A type of flowering shrub or small tree: A plant belonging to the genus Syringa, known for its clusters of fragrant flowers.
- A pale purple color: A light purple color, similar to the typical color of the flowers of this plant.
Adjective:
- Having a pale purple color: Describing something that is the color of lilac flowers.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Plant):
- The garden was filled with the sweet scent of lilac.
- She planted a white lilac by the fence.
- Noun (Color):
- She painted her room a soft lilac.
- Adjective:
- She wore a beautiful lilac dress to the party.
- The sky at dawn was a lovely lilac hue.
Advanced Usage
- "in lilac": Describing something that is in bloom with lilac flowers.
- The path was beautiful in lilac.
- Used attributively to describe other items of this color.
- lilac wallpaper, lilac ink
Variants and Related Words
- Lilac-colored (adj): Having the color of lilac. (A compound adjective)
- Syringa (n): The botanical genus name for lilac.
Synonyms
- Noun (Color): Lavender, mauve, violet.
- Noun (Plant): Common lilac, French lilac ().
Related Phrases
- Lilac time: A poetic phrase referring to the spring season when lilacs bloom.
- It was lilac time, and the air was perfumed.
Idioms
- No direct common idioms feature the word "lilac" in isolation. The word is primarily used literally for the plant or color.
Noun
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any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
Adjective
-
of a pale purple color
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