purple-tinged
- adjective
- In autumn, the leaves turned purple-tinged, creating a stunning contrast against the golden hues.
Examples
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Her dress was a beautiful shade of lavender, adorned with purple-tinged embroidery.
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These are true violets, giving rise to typically shaped, purple-tinged white flowers.
Academic text (1995) -
The artist painted a sunset with purple-tinged clouds that added depth to the scene.
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
Slightly purple in color
A light color with a small touch of violet
Having a light violet colour
Antonyms
How Purple
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Purple-tinged is made from purple (the color) and tinge, where tinge means 'a small amount of color', like the word tint. So purple-tinged means 'having a little purple mixed in', which is why we use it for a sky, petal, or bruise with a faint purple color.