purple
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈpɜrpl/
:
morado
- I had purple shirt, purple pants and purple shoes.
- dark purple
- purple flowers
- purple and blue
Now you want the purple one, no?
- Now you want the purple one, no?
- I'm just saying what's worse, a purple skittle or orange Starburst?
- She was very small and purple and she's a monster.
Examples
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So it was purple wool carpet, like purple mint green walls.
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Get the woman in the purple shirt.
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Like I see the vision I have the purple hair, blue eye.
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Blue and red make purple if you do it wrong.
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Now you want the purple one, no?
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It's a like a deep purple that is matte.
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- There's a man in a purple suit here.
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You'll have green and blue and purple as your basic cool colors.
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Now she looks so important with a purple crepe dress and lace collar.
Fiction book (1991) -
She wore a stunning purple dress to the gala, catching everyone's attention.
Synonyms
18
1.1
A pale purple color like some small garden flowers
10
5.8
A pale purple color with a slight pink or blue tint
6
2.9
A color that is a little red and a little blue
2
1.6
Having a blue-purple color like small garden flowers
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3.8
A color that is a mix of red and blue
1
4.2
A deep purple color with a red tone used to show wealth or power
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2.8
A purple color with a clear red tint
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3.4
A dark purple color with a little brown in it
A color between violet and purple
A purple color with a little blue mixed in
Purple with a touch of blue
A violet color with a little blue
A light purple colour with a soft pink or blue tone
A light lavender color with a hint of deeper purple
A pale purple color like pink and blue mixed lightly
A pale purple color with a little blue in it
A deep purple color like the wood of a tropical tree
A medium reddish purple that is a little bluer and lighter than deep purple
A color between red and purple, like ripe grapes
A purple color that has some red in it
A deep purple color mixed with red
A purple shade with a pink tint
A light purple color with a touch of pink
A purple color with a little pink
A purple color with a red-brown shade
A dark purple color mixed with brown
A soft purple colour that is not bright
Having a slight purple color
Having a slight purple color
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
28
4.1
A military medal given to people in the United States military who are wounded or killed in action
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8.9
A tall marsh plant with long purple flower spikes that crowd out native plants
- Specialized
1
7.6
A large North American swallow with shiny blue-black males and duller females
- Formal
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6.0
A United States military medal that is given to service members wounded or killed in combat
A wild orchid with pink or purple flowers in a loose cluster that blooms in spring
- Specialized
A type of tree with shiny purple or copper-coloured leaves often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A North American flowering herb with leaves in rings and small purple spotted flowers
A California plant with white and pale purple flowers that grow in rings around the stem like a small tower
- Specialized
A plant with purple to pink flowers that farmers grow for animal food and to make soil better
- Specialized
A small plant that lives for several years with purple flowers that bloom in spring
- US
A small evergreen shrub with purple flowers that grows in wet places in the southeastern United States
A small fruit tree with purple twigs, white flowers, and purple fruit grown mainly for its looks
A plant that grows back every year with divided leaves and purple drooping flowers in northern regions
- Specialized
Small living things that use light to make energy, look pink or purple, and live where there is little oxygen
- Specialized
A bright purple-blue marsh bird with a red bill that lives in marshes
- Specialized
A small North American bird with males that have red heads and females with brown streaks
- Specialized
An orchid from North America with rosy purple flowers and finely toothed leaves
- Specialized
A small wild plant with rosy-purple flowers that grows in wet meadows in eastern North America
- Informal
A silly phrase people use to say something is confusing or absurd
A wild plant with silvery leaves, violet, blue or white flowers and round berries used to make milk into cheese
A round vegetable with purple skin and a mild, slightly sweet taste often eaten raw in salads or on burgers
A North American orchid with a long stem of purple and white flowers that form a hood
- US
A plant that grows in small clumps with purple, pink, or white flowers in the dry southwest United States
- Specialized
A plant with purple, pink, or white flowers that can poison farm animals
- Australian
An Australian shrub that keeps its leaves all year and has shiny green leaves and bright purple flowers
A small tropical bush or tree that produces deep red oval fruit you can eat
A long-lived plant with strong-smelling pink or purple flowers and a root used in traditional medicine to help childbirth
Hairy plant that lives many years with round lobed leaves and large purple or red flowers
A plant that lives for more than one year with small groups of yellow, red or purple flowers
A plant that lives for many years and has pink-purple flowers attracting butterflies
A North American orchid with clusters of purple fringed flowers that grows in wet meadows and marshes
- Specialized
A mushroom with a slimy purple cap and gills that turn dark purple when bruised
- Specialized
A wildflower with purple stems and clusters of violet or blue flowers
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Etymology
Purple comes from an old word purpura, the name of a rich dye made from a sea snail, so it became the name for the deep color between red and blue.