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Purple Very Common

Purple has 12 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a purple color or pigment

"The artist mixed red and blue paint to create a vibrant purple for the flower in her sketch."

2

(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status

"he was born to the purple"

3

(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes

"After receiving his appointment as a cardinal, Archbishop Thorne immediately donned the traditional purple cassock."

4

A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.

"The sunset painted the sky in shades of deep purple, blending the fading reds with emerging blues."

In plain English: Purple is a color that sits between blue and red on the rainbow.

"She wore a purple tie to the party."

Verb
1

become purple

"After running up the hill for an hour, my face turned bright purple from the cold wind."

2

color purple

"The newly blooming lavender bushes turned our entire garden a soft shade of purple."

3

To turn purple in colour.

"When I bit into that raw beet, my lips turned a bright purple color."

In plain English: To purple means to turn a dark reddish-purple color, often used when describing skin turning that shade from lack of oxygen.

"Please do not purple my shirt with that marker; I just bought it today."

Adjective
1

of a color intermediate between red and blue

"The sunset painted the sky in beautiful shades of purple, blending deep blues with fiery reds."

2

excessively elaborate or showily expressed

"a writer of empurpled literature"

"many purple passages"

"an over-embellished story of the fish that got away"

3

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"

4

Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.

"The sunset painted the sky in deep purple hues as twilight settled over the valley."

In plain English: Purple is a color that sits between blue and red on the rainbow.

"The purple flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden."

Usage: Purple describes a color created by mixing red and blue, often appearing as a deep shade between them. Use it to refer specifically to this hue rather than using it metaphorically for royalty or nobility unless the context clearly demands such figurative language.

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from Middle English​.

"The local history club is hosting a panel discussion next month featuring Dr. Purple and her research on medieval heraldry."

Example Sentences
"The purple flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden." adj
"She wore a purple tie to the party." noun
"Please do not purple my shirt with that marker; I just bought it today." verb
See Also
color violet grape blue sea grape purpuriferous orpine garment
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
chromatic color nobility ecclesiastical attire discolor color
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
lavender mauve reddish purple violet

Origin

The word purple entered English from Old English, ultimately tracing back to the Latin term for a specific purple dye made from shellfish. While it originally referred only to the color itself, its association with imperial power developed because ancient emperors and kings wore garments dyed in this expensive shade.

Rhyming Words
ple caple tiple ample duple tuple diple apple maple kipple people ripple temple marple hopple meeple semple popple topple sipple
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