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# lilac

noun (a lilac, lilacs; lilac — the colour); adjective (lilac)

«lilac» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lilac is a bush or small tree with large bunches of small, sweet-smelling purple, pink or white flowers in spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#m1)
2. Lilac is a pale purple colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#m2)

### In the lessons

In gardens and science lessons lilac is a spring-flowering shrub. In art and fashion lilac is a soft colour name. In poems and stories the smell of lilac often brings memories of spring. Phrases: «a lilac bush», «lilac blossom», «pale lilac».

### Examples

- The lilac by the gate is in flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x1)
- Her bedroom walls are painted lilac. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x2)
- The scent of lilac drifted through the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x3)
- She wore a lilac dress to the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x4)
- White lilac grows in Gran's garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x5)
- Bees buzzed around the lilac blossom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x6)
- There were damask Roses, and yellow Roses, lilac Crocuses, and gold, purple Violets and white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/#x7)

### Note

Countable for the bush (two lilacs), uncountable for the colour. Said «LY-lak». Lilac is lighter than violet or purple; mauve and lavender are similar colours.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lilac» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lilac/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lilac» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lilac.html) on Mova free.