LILAC
What does "LILAC" mean?
A shrub bearing fragrant pale purple flowers, or the pale purple color itself.
Meanings
- A deciduous shrub of the genus Syringa, prized for its dense, sweet-scented spring blossoms. The lilac by the gate perfumed the whole yard in May.
- A pale pinkish-purple color. She chose lilac for the bridesmaids' dresses.
- Of a pale purple color. The evening sky turned a soft lilac.
Did you know?
- The English word 'lilac' traces through Spanish and Arabic back to the Persian 'nil', meaning blue or indigo - so a flower we file under purple is named, at root, for blue.
Word origin
From French 'lilac', from Spanish 'lilac', from Arabic 'lilak', from Persian 'nilak', 'bluish', from 'nil', meaning indigo or blue.
Remember it
LILAC: 'Li-LAC' sounds like a 'lac' of dye - fitting, since its name traces to a Persian word for a blue dye.
A little poem
Purple by the gate-
two weeks of unbearable scent,
then a year of green.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the shy flower never finish its sentence? It always trailed off into a lilac of words.
What it teaches
The sweetest blooms are the briefest; lilac teaches you to stand near the gate while it lasts.
Quick facts
What does LILAC mean?
A shrub bearing fragrant pale purple flowers, or the pale purple color itself.
Is LILAC a valid word?
Yes — LILAC is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LILAC?
LILAC has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does LILAC come from?
From French 'lilac', from Spanish 'lilac', from Arabic 'lilak', from Persian 'nilak', 'bluish', from 'nil', meaning indigo or blue.
What can LILAC teach us?
The sweetest blooms are the briefest; lilac teaches you to stand near the gate while it lasts.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.