lilac-blue
- adjective
- /ˈlaɪlək blu/
:
azul liláceo
- The delicate lilac-blue hues of the evening sky soothed her.
Examples
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The walls were painted a soft lilac-blue.
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She wore a lilac-blue dress to the party.
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She wore a lilac-blue dress to the spring festival.
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The artist mixed white, blue, and a touch of purple to create the perfect lilac-blue paint.
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The artist chose a lilac-blue paint for the sky in her landscape, giving it a dreamy quality.
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She picked the lilac-blue flowers to complement the decor for her wedding.
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His eyes sparkled against the backdrop of the lilac-blue ocean at dusk.
Synonyms
4
3.1
A deep blue color with a purple tint
1
3.3
A blue color with a little purple in it
1
3.9
A blue color with a purple tint
1
3.0
A blue color with a little purple in it
1
2.8
A blue color with a little purple
A blue color with a little purple in it
Antonyms
How Blue
15
1.0
4
3.1
1
4.0
1
1.8
14
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lilac-blue combines lilac, the name of a small flower that came into English from French and earlier Arabic and Persian words for a 'pale, bluish' colour, and blue. So lilac-blue means a blue that has a soft touch of that pale purple, like the flower's petals.