English dictionary
purple
/'p/[@]/rp/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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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 <i>purple</i> robe.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a purple color or pigment
Synonyms purplenessSource: WordNet 3.0
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of imperial status
ExamplesHe was born to the purple.
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A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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of a color intermediate between red and blue
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excessively elaborate or showily expressed
ExamplesA writer of empurpled literature.
Many purple passages.
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belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
ExamplesPurple tyrant.
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verb
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become purple
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color purple
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To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands <i>purpled</i> with blood.
Source: webster1913