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lilac

adjective as in mauve

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noun as in lavender

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In 2015, researchers found that British English speakers are using lilac and turquoise as basic colors.

The smells of spruce and lilac from overhanging branches soak my nostrils.

Like the “misty dream” and the falling lilac petals she sings of, IU’s timbre echoes the transient quality of memories.

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Sky and soft sunlight tint the snow blue, pink, lilac, peach.

As the sky turned lilac, we sat at a low circular table and looked out over the palm groves of Skoura.

We reached our last camp as lighting pulsed through lilac-dark clouds over the Kenyan hills.

Trim trousers in nubby shades of lilac were paired with jackets in iridescent hues of melon.

One of these collaborations includes a lilac hourglass-shaped Tadashi gown in which Spencer collected her very first Golden Globe.

He muttered something about his gray hairs, but came along after an amused glance at Lilac and Konnel.

Even Konnel had a small pile before him, although he seemed to be losing some of Lilac's attention to Meadows.

"And less of the 'lady' business outa you," said Lilac, but low enough to keep it private.

She had lived twenty-five years up-stairs and down-stairs in that white house with the lilac shrubbery and low iron fence.

Right near the bay window, in the thick lilac tree, Marmaduke spied Red Robin's nest.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lilac, such as: lavender, plum, violet, and violaceous.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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