lilac

li·lac  (llk, -lk, -lk)

n.

1. Any of various shrubs of the genus Syringa, especially S. vulgaris, widely cultivated for its clusters of fragrant purplish or white flowers.

2. A pale to light or moderate purple.

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[Obsolete French, from Arabic llak, from Middle Persian nlak, from nl, indigo, from Sanskrit nl, from nla-, dark blue.]

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lilac adj.

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lilac [ˈlaɪlək]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

French lilac another name for goat's-rue [1]

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

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

b.  (as adjective) a lilac carpet

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

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

lilac [ˈlaɪlək]

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

B. ADJ → de color lila

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lilac [ˈlaɪlək]

n

(= bush, flower) → lilas m

(= colour) → lilas m

adj → lilas inv

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lilac

n

(= plant) → Flieder m

(= colour) → (Zart)lila nt

adj → fliederfarben, (zart)lila

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lilac [ˈlaɪlək]

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

2. adj → lilla inv

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lilac

n lilac [ˈlailək]

1 a type of small tree with bunches of white or pale purple flowers. sering لَيْلَك люляк šeřík syrentræ spanischer Flieder πασχαλιά lilas sirel درخت یاس syreeni lilas לִילָך नीलक jorgovan orgona lila dísarunnur, sírena lillà ライラック 라일락 alyva ceriņi pokok lilac sering syrin bez lilás liliac сирень orgován španski bezeg jorgovan syren พืชไม้ดอกสีม่วงแดงหรือสีขาวที่มีกลิ่นหอม leylak 丁香花，紫丁香 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 lila syrenfarvet das Lila, lila λιλά lila 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- lilla liliowy lilás liliachiu сиреневый (цвет) 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

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lilac → ارجوانى فاتح, لايْلاكْ 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, 라일락색의 lila, sering lilla, syrin bez, liliowy lilás сиреневый, сирень lila, syrén ดอกไลแลคมีสีม่วงแดงหรือขาวมีกลิ่นหอม, ที่มีสีม่วงอ่อน leylak, leylak renkli có màu hoa tử đinh hương, hoa tử đinh hương 淡紫色的, 紫丁香