Plural of violet
regular plural
The plural of violet is violets.
Forms of violet
| Singular | violet /ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | violets |
| Countable | countable |
Violets in a sentence
- Her African violets weren't getting enough sun and became rangy.From the entry rangy
- Hair like gold, and eyes as'd put blue violets to shame.2012, Kate Ross, A Broken Vessel. From the entry dimber cove
- On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets.2010, Robert Michael Pyle, Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year, page 123. From the entry nectar
- And a gorgeous slop pail covered in the proverbial violets, would you believe?”1984, Josephine Boyle, chapter 3, in A Spectre in the Hall, London: Judy Piatkus (Publishers) Limited, →ISBN, page 57. From the entry fishkettle
- All but lost in the new growth of grass are dog violets, leaves the vivid purple of a Catholic funeral robe.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 86. From the entry dog violet
Meaning of violet
- noun A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
- noun A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.
- noun The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.
Questions about the plural of violet
- What is the plural of violet?
- The plural of violet is violets.
- Is violet countable?
- Violet is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: violet (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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