purple-tinted
- adjective
- /ˈpɜrpl ˈtɪntɪd/
- The sky was a beautiful shade of purple-tinted twilight as the sun began to set.
Examples
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The artist used a purple-tinted palette to create a calming atmosphere in her painting.
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The roses were a purple-tinted ornament on the earth; the narcissus reflected in turn the color of milk.
Academic text (2006) -
She wore a pair of purple-tinted sunglasses that gave a fun twist to her summer outfit.
Synonyms
A color that is a little red and a little blue
A color that is a mix of red and blue
Having a slight purple color
Having a light violet colour
A light color with a small touch of violet
Having a purple color between blue and red
A color between violet and purple
A pale, light purple color that looks soft
A light purple colour with a soft pink or blue tone
A pale purple color with a little blue in it
A purple color with a little blue mixed in
Purple with a touch of blue
Antonyms
How Purple
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Purple-tinted combines purple, which comes from an old word for a strong dye made from sea snails and long used by kings, and tint, from the old root tingere meaning 'to dye'. So purple-tinted simply means 'having a faint purple color'.