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Definition of Purple
1. Adjective. Of a color intermediate between red and blue.
2. Verb. Become purple.
3. Noun. A purple color or pigment.
Generic synonyms: Chromatic Color, Chromatic Colour, Spectral Color, Spectral Colour
Specialized synonyms: Lavender, Mauve, Reddish Purple, Royal Purple, Reddish Blue, Violet
Derivative terms: Purpurate
4. Adjective. Excessively elaborate or showily expressed. "An over-embellished story of the fish that got away"
5. Verb. Color purple.
Generic synonyms: Color, Color In, Colorise, Colorize, Colour, Colour In, Colourise, Colourize
6. Noun. Of imperial status. "He was born to the purple"
7. Adjective. Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler. "The royal carriage of a stag's head"
Definition of Purple
1. n. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
2. a. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color; as, a purple robe.
3. v. t. To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands purpled with blood.
Definition of Purple
1. Proper noun. (rare) (surname from=Middle English) ¹
2. Noun. The colour worn by an emperor or king; by extension, imperial power. ¹
3. Noun. A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta. ¹
4. Noun. Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk. ¹
5. Noun. the purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana ¹
6. Adjective. Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue. ¹
7. Adjective. (US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in ''purple state'', ''purple city''. ¹
8. Adjective. (context: Netherlands and Belgium) Mixed between social democrats and liberals. ¹
9. Verb. (intransitive) To turn purple in colour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Purple
1. of a color intermediate between red and blue [adj -PLER, -PLEST] / to make purple [v -PLED, -PLING, -PLES] - See also: purple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purple
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