lavender

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lavender^¹

/ˈlæv.ən.dəː/ UK
[ˈlæv.ən.dəː] ~ [ˈlæv.n̩.dəː] UK
/ˈlæv.ən.dɚ/ US
[ˈlæv.ən.dɚ] ~ [ˈlæv.n̩.dɹ̩] US

Rhymes with -ævəndə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English lavendre, from Anglo-Norman lavendre (French lavande), from Medieval Latin lavendula, possibly from Latin lividus (“bluish”), but influenced by lavō (“to wash”) due to the use of lavender in washing clothes.

noun lavenders

countable, uncountable Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
countable, uncountable A pale bluish purple or violet colour, like that of the lavender flower.
historical, uncountable A kind of film stock used for creating positive prints from negatives as part of the process of duplicating the negatives.

adjective more lavender · most lavender

Having a pale purple colour.
Pertaining to LGBT people and rights. “Now in here,” their guide, sweating dark tentacles into his tab collar, briefed them, “you are going to see the members of the third sex, the lavender crowd this city by the Bay is so justly famous for.
Pertaining to lesbian feminism; opposing heterosexism.

verb lavenders · lavendering · lavendered

transitive To decorate or perfume with lavender. Short shafts of dying sunlight mingled with the deepening grey, lavendering the horizon, and all nature seemed to hush as though waiting to welcome the night.

Lavender^²

proper noun Lavenders

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable A female given name from English. She wanted to give the child a unique, meaningful name; among those she and Linda liked, she said, were Laurel and Lavender. Or if it was a boy, perhaps Sage . “Why not Spinach or Cabbage?” Brian had scoffed.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Georgia, United States, named after a storekeeper.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington, United States, named after John Lavender.
countable, uncountable A subzone of Kallang, Singapore.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lilac, colored, chromatic, violet, purple, sachet, genus lavandula, lavandula, periwinkle, wisteria, amethyst, mauve, iris, violaceous, mulberry, heather

Translations

Every language

noun plant

Español	lavanda, espliego, cantueso, alhucema, lavándula
한국어	라벤더 rabendeo
日本語	ラベンダー rabendā
中文	薰衣草 xūnyīcǎo
Kiswahili	mrujuani
Português	lavanda, alfazema
Français	lavande
Deutsch	Lavendel
Italiano	lavanda
Ελληνικά	λεβάντα levánta
Română	levănțică, lavandă
Русский	лава́нда lavánda
Tiếng Việt	oải hương
العربية	خُزَامَى ḵuzāmā, ضِرْم ḍirm
עברית	אזוביון azovyón

noun colour

Español	lavanda
한국어	연보라색 yeonborasaek
日本語	藤色 fujiiro
Kiswahili	urujuani
Português	cor de lavanda, lilás
Français	bleu lavande
Deutsch	Lavendel
Italiano	lavanda
Ελληνικά	λεβάντα levánta
Română	violaceu
Tiếng Việt	oải hương

adj colour

日本語	藤色の fujiiro no
Français	lavande, bleu lavande
Română	liliachiu, violaceu

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@misc{lavender_2026,
  title = {lavender},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lavender},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}