purple
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- noun
- /ˈpɜrpl/
- It takes 17 layers of paint to achieve that precise color of purple.
- dark purple
- the color purple
- royal purple
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Examples
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Then again, it lacks the tell-tale purple hue of the fake stuff.
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Purple is always my go-to.
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So it looks pretty on this purple wall, I think.
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It's kind of hard to see the purple, but it's on there.
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There is no way this light purple is a good idea.
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You love the purple photo of me, George.
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Purple was important to me, Dad.
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Purple was always your favorite color.
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Purple is for power, ambition and spiritual awakening.
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The royal family chose a vibrant purple for their new banners, which symbolized their wealth.
Synonyms
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A deep purple color with a red tone used to show wealth or power
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A purple color with a clear red tint
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A purple color that has some red in it
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A color between violet and purple
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A deep purple dye from sea snails used for royal clothes
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A deep purple color mixed with red
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A purple color with a little pink
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A deep purple color like the wood of a tropical tree
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A purple color with a red-brown shade
A medium reddish purple that is a little bluer and lighter than deep purple
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Compounds
- Formal
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A military medal given to people in the United States military who are wounded or killed in action
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A large North American swallow with shiny blue-black males and duller females
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A tall marsh plant with long purple flower spikes that crowd out native plants
- Formal
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A United States military medal that is given to service members wounded or killed in combat
- Informal
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A silly phrase people use to say something is confusing or absurd
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A round vegetable with purple skin and a mild, slightly sweet taste often eaten raw in salads or on burgers
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A small North American bird with males that have red heads and females with brown streaks
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Small living things that use light to make energy, look pink or purple, and live where there is little oxygen
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A climbing plant with purple flowers that grows on fences or walls
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A wild plant with silvery leaves, violet, blue or white flowers and round berries used to make milk into cheese
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A North American orchid with a long stem of purple and white flowers that form a hood
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A reddish purple substance at the back of the eye that helps you see in dim light
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A bright purple-blue marsh bird with a red bill that lives in marshes
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A long-lived plant with strong-smelling pink or purple flowers and a root used in traditional medicine to help childbirth
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A North American orchid with clusters of purple fringed flowers that grows in wet meadows and marshes
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A wildflower with purple stems and clusters of violet or blue flowers
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A small plant that lives for several years with purple flowers that bloom in spring
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A plant that grows back every year with divided leaves and purple drooping flowers in northern regions
- Australian
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An Australian shrub that keeps its leaves all year and has shiny green leaves and bright purple flowers
A wild orchid with pink or purple flowers in a loose cluster that blooms in spring
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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
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A plant with purple to pink flowers that farmers grow for animal food and to make soil better
- 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
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An orchid from North America with rosy purple flowers and finely toothed leaves
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Etymology
Purple as a color name comes from the rare dye purpura, which was very expensive, so purple became linked with 'royal' clothes and luxury.