purple

A2
Pronunciation
/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pəl/
/ˈpɝpəl/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.

2 Definition

(colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.

3 Definition

Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.

Example Sentences
  • to put on the imperial purple
4 Definition

(by extension) Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings.

5 Definition

Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.

6 Definition

The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.

7 Definition

Purpura.

8 Definition

Earcockle, a disease of wheat.

9 Definition

Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).

Example Sentences
  • the banded purple
10 Definition

A cardinalate.

11 Definition

A recreational drug based on cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community in the southern United States.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To turn purple in colour.

2 Definition

To dye purple.

3 Definition

To clothe in purple.

Adjective
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.

Synonyms
purpureal
2 Definition

Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in purple state, purple city.

3 Definition

(in Netherlands and Belgium) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.

4 Definition

Imperial; regal.

5 Definition

Blood-red; bloody.

6 Definition

(of language) Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.

7 Definition

(of a sector, lap, etc.) Completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.