violet
(vaɪəlɪt )
Word forms: violets
1. countable noun
A violet is a small plant that has purple or white flowers in the spring.
2. colour
Something that is violet is a bluish-purple colour.
The light was beginning to drain from a violet sky.
3. no shrinking violet phrase
If you say that someone is no shrinking violet, you mean that they are not at all shy.
When it comes to expressing himself he is no shrinking violet.
None of the women he paints, however, could be described as shrinking violets.
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Idioms:
a shrinking violet
a person who is very shy and timid
None of the women he paints could be described as shrinking violets.
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Translations:
Chinese: 紫罗兰
Japanese: スミレ
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