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purple-tinted

purple-tinted

3.7
Having a slight purple color
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɜrpl ˈtɪntɪd/
translation icon : tintado de púrpura
  • The sky was a beautiful shade of purple-tinted twilight as the sun began to set.

Examples

  • The artist used a purple-tinted palette to create a calming atmosphere in her painting.

  • 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

purplish
vspurple-tinted
6 2.9

A color that is a little red and a little blue

is narrower, focusing on a faint or subtle purple tone
purply
vspurple-tinted
1 3.8

A color that is a mix of red and blue

is specifically about a faint or very light purple appearance
purple-tinged
vspurple-tinted
4.2

Having a slight purple color

has a faint purple hue rather than a stronger tint
violet-tinted
vspurple-tinted
4.0

Having a light violet colour

is paler and more faintly purple than that violet shade
violet-tinged
vspurple-tinted
4.9

A light color with a small touch of violet

is more generally faintly purple rather than clearly violet
violet-colored
vspurple-tinted
3.0

Having a purple color between blue and red

is milder and gives only a faint purple hint
violet-purple
vspurple-tinted
3.2

A color between violet and purple

is limited to a faint purple tint rather than a full shade
lilac-colored
vspurple-tinted
  • US
3.4

A pale, light purple color that looks soft

is about a fainter purple hint rather than a distinct pale tone
lilac-purple
vspurple-tinted
3.8

A light purple colour with a soft pink or blue tone

is simpler and emphasizes only a faint purple appearance
bluish-lilac
vspurple-tinted
3.9

A pale purple color with a little blue in it

leans more toward faint purple without a noticeable blue cast
bluish-purple
vspurple-tinted
3.0

A purple color with a little blue mixed in

has a subtler purple hint rather than a blue-leaning shade
blue-purple
vspurple-tinted
3.2

Purple with a touch of blue

is focused on a faint purple hue rather than a blue mix

Antonyms

12 2.9

Having very little or no color

How Purple

royal purple
1 4.2
purple
229 1.0
purple-tinted
3.7

Surface Forms

purple-tinted positive

Morphology

purple-tinted = purple + tinted (transparent) = purple + tint + ed

The adjective is a straightforward compound of a colour word and the adjective 'tinted' meaning 'having a tint', so the meaning is directly inferable.

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'.