lavender

/ˈlæv.ən.dɚ/

nounadjectivelav · en · der

Think: **LAV**a + **END** + **ER** → “lava ends, er…” = **lavender** (LAV + END + ER).

Yes, it's lavender. Don’t swap the middle letters—it's **-en-** (lav**en**der), not **-an-** or **-in-**.

Definitions

  1. nouna plant with narrow leaves and small purple flowers that often has a pleasant smell and is used in perfumes and oils
  2. nouna pale purple color like the flowers of the lavender plant
  3. adjectivehaving a pale purple color

Examples

  • “She tucked a small bundle of lavender into the drawer to keep the clothes smelling fresh.”
  • “The sunset turned the clouds a soft lavender over the mountains.”
  • “We bought lavender soap at the farmers’ market.”

Synonyms

lilacmauvevioletpurplelavender-colored

Antonyms

colorlessgray

Translations

ES lavandaPT lavandaFR lavande

Common misspellings

lavendarlavanderlavinderlavender

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