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Color:
Azalea


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Colors with the same hue:
Tyrian purple
Pansy purple
Rouge
Persian rose
English lavender
Wild Strawberry
China pink
Hot pink
Faded Pink
Carnation pink
Similar colors:
Faded Pink
Delicate Rose
Pale Mauve
Shampoo
Illusion
Kobi
Carnation pink
Delicate Mauve
English lavender
Thistle
Faint Pink
Faded Lilac
Aubergine
Light Lilac
Lilac
Misty Lavender
Faded Lavender
Pale plum
China pink
Wisteria
Cyclamen
Soft Lavender
Sugar plum
Mauve
Old lavender
Faded Purple
Hot pink
Soft Purple
Mulberry
Whisper
Words evoked by this color:
heartwarming,  rosenblatt,  confection,  rosenberg,  antoinette,  gushy,  giggled,  teased,  chicle,  lollygag,  perky,  kidding,  giddy,  tickling,  giggle,  giggling,  playfully,  silly,  humorously,  comical,  laughable,  humorous,  bub,  boop,  puerile,  chubby,  ping,  squishy,  teeny,  squish,  inflated,  chitchat,  teasing,  flippant,  squealing,  bop,  chew,  squeak,  jiggle,  lick,  licking,  licked,  yummy,  tonsil,  mortadella,  slight,  fainted,  feeble,  weakness,  feebly
Literary analysis:
In literature the term “azalea” sometimes functions as more than just the name of a flower or a character—it becomes a metaphorical color that evokes nature’s vibrant beauty. Writers have used it to describe hues that recall the delicate yet striking tones of azalea blooms. For example, the “pink Azalea” in [1] and the “wild pink azalea” in [2] conjure images of soft, yet lively pinks that imbue a scene with freshness and vitality. In contrast, using the term in “gold Azalea” as seen in [3] introduces a luminous, warm quality, suggesting a radiance that is both captivating and ethereal. These evocative color descriptions enrich the narrative by linking natural imagery with emotional resonance.
  1. The Thrushes have all come; and I sit down upon the first rock, with hands full of the pink Azalea, to listen.
    — from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various
  2. Wild pink azalea.
    — from Birds and All Nature, Vol. 7, No. 5, May 1900 Illustrated by Color Photography by Various
  3. There, where the sun shines first Against our room, She train’d the gold Azalea, whose perfume She, Spring-like, from her breathing grace dispersed.
    — from The Unknown Eros by Coventry Patmore


Colors associated with the word:
Pink 
Fuchsia 
Magenta 
Rose
Coral
Salmon
Blush
Cerise
Hot pink
Raspberry
Watermelon
Flamingo
Orchid 
Lavender Pink
Light Rose
Words with similar colors:
giro,  fink,  pion,  flirt,  cloying,  fose,  tease,  ditto,  pout,  barb,  gal,  rosa,  girls,  pinky,  bougainvillea,  magna,  smack,  peony,  clitoris,  cerise
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