lilac
Collocations
5ADJ.
loved, purple
VERB + LILAC
color, flame, named, titled
LILAC + NOUN
ain, bird, blooms, bushes, devere, kingsmith, larkin, t
PREP.
after, after, with
ADV.
conversationally
Definitions
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.
adj
Having a pale purple colour.
Of a cat or its fur: having a pale brown colour, lighter than chocolate.
name
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.’
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of a pale purple color
- lavender
- lilac-colored
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Breezes 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 be
Wiktionary[…] 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, pouri
Wiktionary"Lilac Kingsmith," I said. "What a neat name."
WiktionaryAs he worked he said conversationally: ‘You’re Lilac Larkin, ain’t you? I reckernise you from your photograph.’
WiktionaryLilac Devere looked at her elderly maiden aunt and sighed.
WiktionaryMy mother loved lilac bushes so I planted some outside her door.
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