lilac

li·lac

 (lī′lək, -lŏk, -lăk)

n.

1. Any of various shrubs of the genus Syringa, especially S. vulgaris, which has been widely cultivated for its clusters of fragrant flowers that are usually purplish or white but may be pink, blue, or creamy yellow depending on the cultivar.

2. A pale to light or moderate purple.

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[Obsolete French, from Arabic līlak, from Middle Persian nīlak, from nīl, indigo, from Sanskrit nīlī, from nīla-, dark blue.]

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li′lac adj.

lilac

(ˈlaɪlək)

n

1. (Plants) Also called: syringa any of various Eurasian oleaceous shrubs or small trees of the genus Syringa, esp S. vulgaris (common lilac) which has large sprays of purple or white fragrant flowers

2. (Plants) French lilac another name for goat's-rue¹

3. (Colours)

a. a light or moderate purple colour, sometimes with a bluish or reddish tinge

b. (as adjective): a lilac carpet.

[C17: via French from Spanish, from Arabic līlak, changed from Persian nīlak bluish, from nīl blue]

li•lac

(ˈlaɪ lək, -lɑk, -læk)

n.

1. any shrub of the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers.

2. pale reddish purple.

adj.

3. having the color lilac.

[1615–25; < Sp < Arabic līlak < Persian, assimilated variant of nīlak bluish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lilac - any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers genus Syringa, Syringa - genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs Himalayan lilac, Syringa emodi - robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers Hungarian lilac, Syringa josikaea, Syringa josikea - central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers Syringa persica, Persian lilac - small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers Japanese tree lilac, Syringa amurensis japonica, Syringa reticulata - small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers Japanese lilac, Syringa villosa - lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers common lilac, Syringa vulgaris - large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Adj.	1.	lilac - of a pale purple color lavender, lilac-colored chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

لَيْلَكلَيْلَكٌلَيْلَكُلَيْلَكي

šeříkšeříkovýlila

syrensyrenfarvetsyrentrælilla

Fliederlilafliederfarben

λιλάπασχαλιά

lila

lilla

liilasyreenivioletti

lilas

jorgovanljubičast

halványlilalilaorgonaorgonabokororgonafa

dísarunnur, sírenalillablár litur

lillalillàcolor lillalill...

ライラックライラック色の

라일락연보라색

alyvaalyvų spalva

ceriņiceriņkrāsas-

lilasering

syrinlilla

bezliliowy

lilás

liliacliliachiu

сиреневыйсиреньлиловый

fialová farbaorgován

syrenlila

ดอกไลแลคมีสีม่วงแดงหรือขาวมีกลิ่นหอมที่มีสีม่วงอ่อน

leylakleylak rengileylak renkli

có màu hoa tử đinh hươnghoa tử đinh hương

淡紫色的紫丁香丁香花

lilac

[ˈlaɪlək]

A. N (Bot) → lila f; (= colour) → lila m, color m lila

B. ADJ → de color lila

lilac

[ˈlaɪlək]

n

(= bush, flower) → lilas m

(= colour) → lilas m

adj → lilas inv

lilac

n

(= plant) → Flieder m

(= colour) → (Zart)lila nt

adj → fliederfarben, (zart)lila

lilac

[ˈlaɪlək]

1. n (flower) → lillà m inv; (colour) → lilla m inv

2. adj → lilla inv

lilac

(ˈlailək) noun

1. a type of small tree with bunches of white or pale purple flowers. sering لَيْلَك люляк lilás šeřík spanischer Flieder syrentræ πασχαλιά lilas sirel درخت یاس syreeni lilasלילך नीलक jorgovan orgona lila dísarunnur, sírena lillà ライラック 라일락 alyva ceriņi pokok lilac seringsyrinbez د بنفشه ګل lilás liliac сирень orgován španski bezeg jorgovan syren พืชไม้ดอกสีม่วงแดงหรือสีขาวที่มีกลิ่นหอม leylak 丁香花 бузок گل یاس cây tử đinh hương 丁香花，紫丁香

2. (also adjective) (of) a pale, usually pinkish, purple colour. lilac sheets. lila, pers لَيْلَكي светловиолетов lilás lila das Lila, lila syrenfarvet λιλάlila lilla بنفش liila lilas צֶבַע הַלִילָך फीका नील लोहितवर्ण ljubičast lila (szín/színű) ungu kemerahan lillablár litur lilla うすむらさき色 (の) 엷은 자색 alyvų spalva ceriņkrāsas- warna ungu lembut lila- lillaliliowy بنفش ګونى،ياسمنى كم رنګه lilás liliachiu сиреневый fialová farba; fialový bledo vijoličast svetlo ljubičasto lila ที่มีสีม่วง leylak rengi 淡紫色的 бузковий колір ہلکا گلابی بنفشی رنگ có màu tía nhạt 淡紫色的

lilac

→ لَيْلَكٌ, لَيْلَكُ šeřík, šeříkový lilla, syren Flieder, fliederfarben λιλά, πασχαλιά lila liila, syreeni lilas jorgovan, ljubičast lilla, lillà ライラック, ライラック色の 라일락, 연보라색 lila, sering lilla, syrin bez, liliowy lilás сиреневый, сирень lila, syren ดอกไลแลคมีสีม่วงแดงหรือขาวมีกลิ่นหอม, ที่มีสีม่วงอ่อน leylak, leylak renkli có màu hoa tử đinh hương, hoa tử đinh hương 淡紫色的, 紫丁香