MEANING
Of a deep blue tending toward violet.
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Words that belong together
- indigo sky
- indigo dye
On the page
The hills disappeared into an indigo dusk.
Word forms
- Base
- indigo
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.
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