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Purple

/ˈpɜː.pl̩/ · noun

Meaning

A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta..

Definitions by Sense

  1. A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
  2. (colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
  3. Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
  4. (by extension) Imperial power.
  5. Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
  6. The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
  7. (medicine) Purpura.
  8. Earcockle, a disease of wheat.

Example Sentences

Arraying with reflected Purple and Gold / The Clouds that on his Weſtern Throne attend.
to put on the imperial purple
Thy head as Carmelus: and the heares of thy head as a kings purple tyed to cundite pipes.
1776-1788, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire He was born in the purple.
When we picture to ourselves his [Napoleon’s] dawning military genius at Toulon—his daring and decided politics in the storms of the Revolution—his Cæsarian ambition in assuming the purple—[…]
The immediate successors of Augustus indulged in appalling cruelties towards senators and towards possible competitors for the purple.
"Sure, some purple Owlsley."
“Purple smoke is no joke. Especially when it is real purple. The smell, taste, and high is easily one of the best in the world. One bowl of some purple Kush, and I'm done for a couple of hours.

Synonyms for purple

blue-redsnakebite and blackpurpurealfloweryoverwroughtchromaticnobleembellishedregalmajesticrhetoricalvioletroyalpurpuratecolorfulpurplishempurpleempurpledpurplenessover-embellishedcoloredcolouredimperial

Antonyms for purple

nonpurple

Related Words

empurplepurplishpurpuratepurplenessempurpledvioletcoloredcolorfulcolouredchromaticembellishedmajesticregalimperialnobleroyalrhetoricalin colorover-embellishedpurpureal

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does purple mean?

Purple means A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta..

What is a synonym for purple?

Common synonyms include blue-red, snakebite and black, purpureal, flowery.

What is the opposite of purple?

Possible antonyms include nonpurple.

How do you use purple in a sentence?

Arraying with reflected Purple and Gold / The Clouds that on his Weſtern Throne attend.

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