primrose
Of a light yellow colourOf a light yellow colour.
» She was as pretty as a primrose.
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1 sensesOf a light yellow colour.
Examples
4 sentencesShe was as pretty as a primrose.
Primroses are the first flowers to bloom in spring.
ruПримула - первые цветы, распускающиеся весной. — marafon
How she loved the grey-white moths spinning in and out, over the cherry pie, over the evening primroses!
Once arrived in Canada, the settler soon found that he had no primrose path before him.
Origin
From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“firsFrom Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The designation may derive from the fact that certain species of primroses are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring season.
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Forms
more primrose, most primrose| Comparative | more primrose Lesson |
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| Superlative | most primrose Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.