lilac

noun

color, pale tone of violet
color, pale tone of violet

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adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪlək/ / /ˈlaɪlæk/ / /ˈlaɪlɑk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl) Classical Persian نِیل (nīl) Middle Persian 𐭪 (k /⁠-ak⁠/) Classical Persian ـَک (-ak) Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak)bor. Arabic لِيلَك (līlak)bor. French lilacbor. English lilac From obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).

Having a pale purple colour.
Of a cat or its fur: having a pale brown colour, lighter than chocolate.

name

Etymology: From lilac.

A female given name from English.
“"Lilac Kingsmith," I said. "What a neat name."”
“As he worked he said conversationally: ‘You’re Lilac Larkin, ain’t you? I reckernise you from your photograph.’”

noun

A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
“Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.”
A flower of the lilac shrub.
“[…] O death, I cover you over with roses and early lilies, / But mostly and now the lilac that blooms the first, / Copious I break, I break the sprigs from the bushes, / With loaded arms I come, pouring for you, / For you and the coffins all of you O death.”
A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
A cat having a lilac-colored (pale brown) coat.