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pinkish-purple

pinkish-purple

2.7
A light purple color with a touch of pink
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɪŋkɪʃ ˈpɜrpl/
translation icon : púrpura rosado
  • Also, I'm going to go to the shade labeled Toasted, and it kind of has the appearance of sort of taupe with a little bit of a pinkish purple undertone to it.

Examples

  • Some different forms of wild Clover have a pinkish purple flower.

  • Fruits usually turn pinkish-purple when ripe, though varieties with pale flowers may only turn light pink.

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  • And then there's a yellow that's more of kind of a pinkish purple right there.

  • The garden was filled with flowers, some of which had a lovely pinkish-purple hue.

  • The artist chose a pinkish-purple shade for the background of her painting.

  • In the sunset, the sky displayed a stunning pinkish-purple color that took everyone's breath away.

Synonyms

pink-purple
vspinkish-purple
2.2

A purple color with a little pink

is generally purple with a less noticeable pink tint
rosy-purple
vspinkish-purple
2.3

A purple shade with a pink tint

is less pink and more simply purple overall
rose-purple
vspinkish-purple
4.2

A purple color with a slight pink shade

is generally a purple that has a stronger pink tint
pinkish-lavender
vspinkish-purple
3.7

A light purple with a soft pink tinge

is a purple shade rather than a pale lavender base
pink-lavender
vspinkish-purple
4.8

A light purple color with a soft pink tint

is more generally purple and not specifically a pale lavender color
rose-lilac
vspinkish-purple
5.7

A pale purple color with a touch of pink

is a fuller purple rather than a very pale lilac with little pink
lilac-purple
vspinkish-purple
3.8

A light purple colour with a soft pink or blue tone

is mainly purple with a clearer pink tinge rather than bluish hints

How Pink

deep-pink
1 1.8
magenta
3.7
fuchsia
11 6.4
pinkish-purple
2.7
violet
2 1.6

Surface Forms

pinkish-purple positive

Morphology

pinkish-purple = pinkish + purple (transparent) = pinkish + purple

Combination of 'pinkish' and 'purple' yields a straightforward blended colour meaning that learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Pinkish-purple comes from joining pink and purple with the small ending -ish, which means 'a little' or 'somewhat'. So pinkish-purple is a purple shade that has a little pink in it.