violet vs violetish

violet

• Having a bluish-purple colour. 

• A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy. 

• Synonym of onion. 

• A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers. 

• Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour. 

• The characteristic scent of V. odorata. 

• A bluish-purple colour resembling that of most V. odorata. 

violetish

• Somewhat violet (in colour).