lavender
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- noun
- /ˈlævəndər/
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lavanda
- The walls in the nursery are painted a calming shade of lavender.
I'm going to see what these look like on Here's the lavender and then the beige.
- I'm going to see what these look like on Here's the lavender and then the beige.
Examples
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I love the lavender colour with the red and the bow.
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I went with the lavender and then the blue sky, like we talked about.
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I love this soft lavender color, it's so nice.
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If it looks like lavender, maybe it is lavender.
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Now, this has a touch of lavender in it...
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The mountains were a deep lavender, and the sky was clear, not yet blue.
Fiction book (1993) -
You are going to be a bridesmaid, and absolutely everything is going to be lavender.
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I love the use of blue chairs with the lavender drapery in the dining room.
Blog text (31) -
She's painted the walls an odd lavender that seems to glow pink within.
Fiction book (1996) -
A woman in a long granny gown of printed lavender challis stood in the center of the room.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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A pale purple color with a slight pink or blue tint
A light purple color with a soft pink tint
A light purple with a soft pink tinge
A color between violet and purple
Compounds
A Mediterranean plant with purple scented flowers grown for perfume or decoration
- Specialized
A family of plants that tolerate salt and grow near coasts worldwide
How Purple
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lavender as a color is named after the flower, and that flower's name comes from Latin lavare 'to wash' since it was used in bathing and laundry. So the color lavender simply means the soft, pale purple of the lavender flower.