How do you use Cornflower in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like bluebottle or flower, plus the exact meaning.
Cornflower in a sentence
Cornflower meaning
- A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
- A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
- A color, cornflower blue.
Synonyms of Cornflower
Cornflower vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Cornflower
- The main meaning on this page is: A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields). | A plant of the species Cichorium intybus. | A color, cornflower blue.
- Useful related words include: strawflower, uvularia grandiflora, bellwort, merry bells.
- Possible Dutch translations are: korenbloemblauw.
- In the example corpus, cornflower often appears in combinations such as: cornflower blue, the cornflower.
Context around Cornflower
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cornflower
- In this selection, "cornflower" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bleuet, light, blue, blues and sky stand out and add context to how "cornflower" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bleuet cornflower on their and a light cornflower blue shade. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cornflower" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cornflower
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cornflower blues, sherbetty pinks and lavender blues formed the palette of this diaphanous and feminine affair. (16 words)
The skintight jeans were a light, cornflower blue shade and whitewashed in the front, highlighting Ashley’s strong thighs. (19 words)
Curious, I stepped into my local Michaels and was greeted by walls of accessories in lilac, bubblegum, and cornflower blue. (20 words)
French people frequently wear a bleuet (cornflower) on their lapel as a symbol of remembrance for those who died, similar to the Poppy worn by the British and other allies of the conflict. (33 words)
Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill page 194 Further origins of the color name can be traced back to a dye produced from the cornflower (Centaurea cyanus). (33 words)
He stretched out his arms, standing on a box car, revealed to her as a figure against the cornflower sky, in the attitude of crucifixion — and of utter happiness. (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
Curious, I stepped into my local Michaels and was greeted by walls of accessories in lilac, bubblegum, and cornflower blue.
French people frequently wear a bleuet (cornflower) on their lapel as a symbol of remembrance for those who died, similar to the Poppy worn by the British and other allies of the conflict.
Had it been available in Cornflower Blue, I would probably still have complaints, but at least the color would have made me smile.
The skintight jeans were a light, cornflower blue shade and whitewashed in the front, highlighting Ashley’s strong thighs.
Cornflower blues, sherbetty pinks and lavender blues formed the palette of this diaphanous and feminine affair.
He stretched out his arms, standing on a box car, revealed to her as a figure against the cornflower sky, in the attitude of crucifixion — and of utter happiness.
Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill page 194 Further origins of the color name can be traced back to a dye produced from the cornflower (Centaurea cyanus).
Common combinations with cornflower
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: