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violet-purple

violet-purple

3.2
A color between violet and purple
  • adjective
  • /ˈvaɪəlɪt ˈpɜrpl/
translation icon : violeta-púrpura
  • She chose a dress in a beautiful violet-purple shade for the wedding.

Examples

  • The sky took on a violet-purple hue as the sun began to set.

  • The walls of the nursery were painted a soft violet-purple that felt calming and welcoming.

  • The dress was a stunning violet-purple shade.

  • Have you seen her violet-purple flowers?

  • The sky took on a violet-purple hue as the sun began to set.

  • She chose a dress in a beautiful violet-purple shade for the wedding.

  • The walls of the nursery were painted a soft violet-purple that felt calming and welcoming.

How Violet

violet-purple
3.2
violet-blue
1 3.9

Surface Forms

violet-purple positive

Morphology

violet-purple = violet + purple (transparent) = violet + purple

Hyphenated compound of two colour adjectives whose combined meaning is inferable from the components.

Etymology

Violet-purple comes from two familiar words: violet, named after the small flower 'violet', and purple, which once meant a rich 'royal color'. So violet-purple is a color right 'between' light violet and dark purple.