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purple::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | purpleness |
| Type of | spectral color, chromatic colour, chromatic color, spectral colour |
| Has types | violet, lavender, mauve, reddish blue, reddish purple, royal purple |
| Derivation | purpurate |
purple::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | the purple |
| Type of | nobility, noblesse |
he was born to the purple.
purple::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | empurpled, over-embellished |
a writer of empurpled literature.
many purple passages.
purple::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | the purple |
| Type of | ecclesiastical robe, ecclesiastical attire |
Examples of purple
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Hundreds of varieties have been developed with blooms from white to dark purple.
From the sacbee.com
He found purple bruising above Miss Yeates's right eye and a graze on her cheek.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
During the arrest, a purple plastic cigar tube was found in Handy's left pocket.
From the delawareonline.com
The chicken shawarma can be ordered with such sides as slaw-like purple cabbage.
From the latimes.com
The colors of the flowers range from white to light blue to lavender and purple.
From the dispatch.com
A female purple martin wearing a miniaturized geolocator backpack and leg bands.
From the newscientist.com
My little purple roadster was a mess because it had been mothballed for so long.
From the sfgate.com
The pride of wearing Smyrna purple and gold is something Tim Morrell knows well.
From the tennessean.com
Purple mood lighting turned my guest's red dress an interesting shade of orange.
From the bloomberg.com
- A purple color or pigment
- Of a color intermediate between red and blue
- Empurpled: excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away"
- Of imperial status; "he was born to the purple"
- Imperial: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
- Purple is a general term used in English (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and USA) for the range of hues of color occurring between red and blue. In additive light combinations it occurs by mixing the primary colors red and blue in varying proportions. ...
- Purple is the second studio album by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on June 7, 1994 by Atlantic Records. The album, building off the foundations laid by the band's debut album Core, was a huge success for the band, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and remaining there for three weeks, eventually selling over six million copies...
- Purple is a common term in politics for governments or other political entities consisting of parties that have red and blue as their political colours. It is of particular note in two areas: in the politics the Netherlands and Belgium and in the politics of the United States.
- Purple is a French fashion, art and culture magazine founded in 1992.
