Meaning

2 senses
  1. Having a pale purple colour.

    lila, lilafarbig, zartlila

    сире́невыйsirénevyj

    бузко́вийbuzkóvyj

    of a pale purple color

  2. Of a cat or its fur: having a pale brown colour, lighter than chocolate.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. There are no lilacs in our yard.

  2. We must wait for a few weeks to see the lilacs.

  3. I especially like the smell of lilacs.

    ruМне особенно нравится запах сирени. — odexed

  4. The lilacs will bloom next month.

    ruВ следующем месяце будет цвести сирень. — Karok

  5. We are growing lilacs in our garden.

    ruВ своём саду мы выращиваем лилии. — Karok

Translations

6 languages
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Origin

From obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).

From obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).

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Forms

more lilac, most lilac
Comparativemore lilac Lesson
Superlativemost lilac Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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