blue-violetadj.n.²

Brit.

/bluːˈvʌɪəlᵻt/, U.S.

/ˌbluˈvaɪ(ə)lət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., violet adj.

Etymology: < blue adj. + violet adj. Originally translating classical Latin hyacinthus , in the post-classical Latin sense ‘violet blue, blue-dyed cloth’ (see hyacinth n.).

A. adj.

Of a colour intermediate between blue and violet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [adjective] > bluish purple

violet1370

blue-violeta1382

blue-purple?a1425

violet-coloured1552

bluish-purple1578

ianthine1609

amethystine1651

amethyst1807

pansy purple1814

violety1831

violescent1847

violetish1871

pansy-coloured1891

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xlv. 12 And blyu vyolet silc [L. hyacintho].

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. vii. 616 Amethystizontes..in the end of their fire resemble the blew violet color of the Amethyst.

1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica II. 1000 A thin downy membrane, of an elegant blue-violet color.

1893 E. Knecht et al. Man. Dyeing II. vii. 624 Gallocyanin yields a bright blue-violet shade, which resists light, soap, and acids very well, but is not fast to soda.

1969 A. C. Giese in F. Urbach Biol. Effects Ultraviolet Radiation 63 Blue-violet visible light.

2010 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 25 Sept. e3 Dozens of spiky blue-violet blossoms standing tall.

B. n.²

A colour intermediate between blue and violet; a pigment of this shade.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [noun] > bluish purple

violeta1400

blue-violet1783

pansy1891

petunia1891

1783 European Mag. & London Rev. Oct. 274/1 The colour of his blood..is a blue violet.

1879 O. N. Rood Mod. Chromatics ix. 122 The three fundamental colours..red, green, and blue-violet.

1965 J. D. Carthy Behaviour of Arthropods iii. 33 Similar preferences for yellow, yellow-green, blue-violet and purple are shown by a number of lepidoptera searching for food flowers.

2001 M. Wilcox Blue & Yellow don't make Green (ed. 2) 92 The semi transparency of the yellow will combine with the transparency of the blue violet to give very clear mixes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue-violet
释义	blue-violetadj.n.² Brit. /bluːˈvʌɪəlᵻt/, U.S. /ˌbluˈvaɪ(ə)lət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., violet adj. Etymology: < blue adj. + violet adj. Originally translating classical Latin hyacinthus , in the post-classical Latin sense ‘violet blue, blue-dyed cloth’ (see hyacinth n.). A. adj. Of a colour intermediate between blue and violet. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [adjective] > bluish purple violet1370 blue-violeta1382 blue-purple?a1425 violet-coloured1552 bluish-purple1578 ianthine1609 amethystine1651 amethyst1807 pansy purple1814 violety1831 violescent1847 violetish1871 pansy-coloured1891 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xlv. 12 And blyu vyolet silc [L. hyacintho]. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. vii. 616 Amethystizontes..in the end of their fire resemble the blew violet color of the Amethyst. 1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica II. 1000 A thin downy membrane, of an elegant blue-violet color. 1893 E. Knecht et al. Man. Dyeing II. vii. 624 Gallocyanin yields a bright blue-violet shade, which resists light, soap, and acids very well, but is not fast to soda. 1969 A. C. Giese in F. Urbach Biol. Effects Ultraviolet Radiation 63 Blue-violet visible light. 2010 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 25 Sept. e3 Dozens of spiky blue-violet blossoms standing tall. B. n.² A colour intermediate between blue and violet; a pigment of this shade. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [noun] > bluish purple violeta1400 blue-violet1783 pansy1891 petunia1891 1783 European Mag. & London Rev. Oct. 274/1 The colour of his blood..is a blue violet. 1879 O. N. Rood Mod. Chromatics ix. 122 The three fundamental colours..red, green, and blue-violet. 1965 J. D. Carthy Behaviour of Arthropods iii. 33 Similar preferences for yellow, yellow-green, blue-violet and purple are shown by a number of lepidoptera searching for food flowers. 2001 M. Wilcox Blue & Yellow don't make Green (ed. 2) 92 The semi transparency of the yellow will combine with the transparency of the blue violet to give very clear mixes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.²a1382
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blue-violetadj.n.2

blue-violetadj.n.²