search

Purple

speaker

Meaning

Noun

A
that is a
of
and
;
magenta.
Any non-spectral
on the
on a
or a
between
and red.
Cloth, or a
,
a
; especially, a
,
as an
of
or
;
, the
or
by Ancient Roman
as the
of
dignity.
Imperial power, because the
was
by
and kings.
In Neogastropods:
Any of various
of
from which Tyrian
was
, especially the common
whelk.
The
of
in the
family, either
or
with others, or
any
of
marijuana.
In Medicine:
Purpura.
In Purples:
Earcockle, a
of wheat.
In Limenitidine butterflies:
Any of the
of large
, usually
with
or
, of the
Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).
A cardinalate.
In American English:
Ellipsis of
drank.
In British English:
Synonym of
and black.

Adj

Having a colour/color that is a
of
and blue.
In US politics:
Not
or
, but having a
of Democrat and Republican support.
Mixed between
and liberals.
Imperial; regal.
Blood-red; bloody.
Extravagantly
, like
prose.
In Motor racing:
Completed in the
time
in a given session.

Verb

To
in colour.
To
purple.
To
in purple.

Name

A
from Middle English.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

purple
English
arrow
purpel
Middle English (1100-1500)
arrow
purple
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym

Antonyms

Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com