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Common meanings

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Violet (color) Violet is the color of light at the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum, between blue and invisible ultraviolet. It is one of the seven colors that Isaac Newton labeled when dividing the spectrum of visible light in 1672. Violet light ...
, a spectral color with wavelengths shorter than blue * One of a
list of plants known as violet Violet identifies various plant taxa, particularly species in the genus ''Viola'', within which the common violet is the best known member in Eurasia and the common blue violet and common purple violet are the best known members in North America ...
, particularly: ** ''Viola'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants


Places


United States

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Violet, Louisiana Violet is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,758 at the 2020 census. Violet is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, approximately southeast of New Orleans and is ...
* Violet, Missouri *
Violet, Texas Violet is a small unincorporated community with a population around 40 in Nueces County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 44, between the cities of Corpus Christi and Robstown. History In the early 1900s, German immigrant fa ...
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Violet, West Virginia Violet is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Violet is located on the Greenbrier River, east-northeast of Hillsboro, West Virginia, Hillsboro. Re ...


Elsewhere

* Violet, Ontario, Canada


Media and entertainment


Film

* ''Violet'' (1921 film), a German silent film * ''Violet'' (1978 film), a Croatian feature film * ''Violet'' (1981 film), a short film * ''Violet'' (2021 film), an American drama film


Music


Albums

* ''Violet'' (The Birthday Massacre album), 2004 * ''Violet'' (Closterkeller album), 1993 * ''Violet'', a 2018 EP by
Pentagon In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek πέντε ''pente'' meaning ''five'' and γωνία ''gonia'' meaning ''angle'') is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°. A pentagon may be simpl ...


Songs

* "Violet" (Hole song), 1995 * "Violet" (Seal song), 1992 * "Violet", a 2017 song by Pentagon from '' Demo_02''


Other uses

* ''Violet'' (opera), a 2005 opera by Roger Scruton * ''Violet'' (musical), by Jeanine Tesori * ''Violet'' (computer game), a 2008 interactive fiction game * ''Pokémon Violet'', one of the two paired ''
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and are 2022 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch. They are the first instalments in the ninth generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series. First an ...
'' games for the Nintendo Switch


People

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Violet (given name) Violet is a female given name which comes from the eponymous flower. As with other such names, its popularity has varied dramatically over time. Flower names were commonly used from about 1880 through about 1910 in the United States, with usage dr ...
, a female given name * Arlene Violet, American nun and Attorney General *
Pierre-Noël Violet Pierre-Noël Violet (1749–1819) was a Flemish-French miniature-painter, who spent the latter part of his life in London. Life Born in Flanders, Violet was an artist in Lille, moving to Paris in 1782. He left Paris during the French Revolution, ...
, Flemish-French miniature-painter *
Tessa Violet Tessa Violet Williams, previously known as Meekakitty, is a singer-songwriter, video blogger, actress, music video director, and former model. Originally a vlogger, over the years Tessa Violet's online content became devoted to her musical care ...
, American singer-songwriter


Other uses

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NYU Violets NYU Violets is the nickname of the sports teams and other competitive teams at New York University. The school colors are purple and white. Although officially known as the Violets, the school mascot is a bobcat. The Violets compete as a member o ...
, the teams of New York University * Sea violet, ''
Microcosmus sabatieri ''Microcosmus sabatieri'', commonly called the grooved sea squirt, sea fig, or violet, is a species of tunicates (sea squirts). The species has a rocky-shape appearance. It is mainly found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is used as food in parts ...
'', a species of edible Mediterranean tunicate


See also

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Violeta (disambiguation) Violeta is the form of the female given name Violet in use in several languages. It can mean: People * Violeta (given name), female given name Movies * Violeta Went to Heaven (Spanish: ''Violeta se fue a los cielos''), a 2011 Chilean film Mus ...
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Violetta (disambiguation) Violetta may refer to: *Violetta (given name), a female given name * Violetta (instrument), 16th-century musical instrument similar to a violin, but with only three strings * Violetta (performer) (born circa 1906/07), an American sideshow performe ...
* Violette (disambiguation) * Viola (disambiguation) * * {{Disambiguation, geo, surname