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What is the difference between viola and violet?

viola | violet |

Violet is a related term of viola.

Violet is a descendant of viola.



As nouns the difference between viola and violet

is that viola is a stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone while violet is a bluish-purple colour.

As proper nouns the difference between viola and violet

is that viola is {{given name|female|from=Latin} while Violet is {{given name|female|from=English}}.

As an adjective violet is

having a bluish-purple colour.

viola

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) viola, from (etyl) viola (modern Occitan viula), from .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone
  • (music) An organ stop having a similar tone
  • (music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola , including the violets and pansies.
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    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 ----