Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
brownish-purple

brownish-purple

1 3.4
A dark purple color with a little brown in it
  • adjective
  • /ˈbraʊnɪʃ ˈpɜrpl/
translation icon : morado parduzco
  • The leaves changed in autumn, displaying shades of brownish-purple mixed with deep red.

Examples

  • The sunset cast a warm glow, creating a stunning brownish-purple hue in the sky.

  • She wore a dress that was a beautiful brownish-purple, which complemented her complexion perfectly.

  • A gentle bluish glow illuminated the arch that led into the living room and turned the well-worn floorboards at the base of the steps a weird shade of brownish-purple.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

purple
vsbrownish-purple
229 1.0

Having a color between red and blue like violet

is a darker, browner variation rather than the pure two color mix
brown-purple
vsbrownish-purple
3.9

A dark purple color mixed with brown

is the same meaning but differs only in wording
purplish-brown
vsbrownish-purple
3.7

A brown color with a touch of purple

is centered on purple with brown as a secondary tinge
purple-brown
vsbrownish-purple
2.9

A brown color that looks slightly purple

is focused on purple as base with brown as a subtler tinge
dull-purple
vsbrownish-purple
4.1

A soft purple colour that is not bright

is specifically darker and carries a brown tinge rather than just being muted

How Brown

brown
939 1.0
brownish-purple
1 3.4
purple
229 1.0

Surface Forms

brownish-purple positive

Morphology

brownish-purple = brownish + purple (transparent) = brownish + purple

The compound combines the adjective 'brownish' (somewhat brown) and 'purple' to denote a purple colour with a brown tint, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Brownish-purple joins brown and purple with the small ending -ish meaning 'somewhat' or 'a bit'. So it means a purple color that has a touch of brown, which explains why we use it for a dark purple tinged with brown.