/ˈlaɪlək/, /ˈlaɪlək/, /ˈlaɪlæk/
OriginFrom obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).
- A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
“Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden be”
- A flower of the lilac shrub.
“[…] O death, I cover you over with roses and early lilies, / But mostly and now the lilac that blooms the first, / Copious I break, I break the sprigs from the bushes, / With loaded arms I come, pouri”
- A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
- A cat having a lilac-colored (pale brown) coat.
- Having a pale purple colour.
- Of a cat or its fur: having a pale brown colour, lighter than chocolate.
- A female given name from English.
“"Lilac Kingsmith," I said. "What a neat name."”
“As he worked he said conversationally: ‘You’re Lilac Larkin, ain’t you? I reckernise you from your photograph.’”
“Lilac Devere looked at her elderly maiden aunt and sighed.”
Formslilacs(plural) · more lilac(comparative) · most lilac(superlative)