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Lila vs Violet - What's the difference?

lila | violet |

As proper nouns the difference between lila and violet

is that lila is {{given name|female|from=Sanskrit}} used in India. Alternative spelling: Leela while Violet is {{given name|female|from=English}}.

As a noun violet is

a bluish-purple colour.

As an adjective violet is

having a bluish-purple colour.

lila

English

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • used in India. Alternative spelling: Leela.

    • Etymology 2

    Variant of Leila or Lilah - depending on pronunciation - ; also associated with (etyl) .

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1867 , A Romance of the Republic , Ticknor and Fields 1867, page 149:
    • Your name is flowery too. I used to say Mamita would have called you Lady Viola; but violet colors and lilac colors are cousins, and they both suit your complexion and your name, Mamita Lila .

    violet

    English

    (violet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bluish-purple colour.
  • Viola , a genus of fragrant plants with white, purple or yellow flowers.
  • Any of several plants that look like the plants of the genus Viola but are taxonomically unrelated to them.

    • Derived terms

    * African violet (Saintpaulia spp.) * (bush violet) () * (Chinese violet) () * (damask violet), ) * ) * , (vern, dog's tooth violet) (Erythronium ) * gentian violet * methyl violet * (Persian violet), () * (Philippine violet) () * shrinking violet * (small bush violet) () * ) * (violet tree) ()

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a bluish-purple colour.

    • Derived terms

    * ultraviolet * (violet cattleya) () * (violet click beetle) () * (violet helleborine) ( * (violet shell) () * (violet snail) () * (violet spider conch) () * (violet turaco) (Musophaga violacea ) * (violet wood) () * (violet wood-sorrel) () * (violet wood hoopoe) ()

    Related terms

    * viola * violaceous

    See also

    * * * * * * gentamicin * iodine * iodopsin * iolite * ionone * * cudbear * rainbow * rocket * trout lily * wild pansy ----