purple
Pronunciation
/ˈpɝːpəl/
/ˈpɜːpəl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "purple"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ, āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖ

having the color of most ripe eggplants
purple definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She used a purple pen to write in her journal.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāĻ°ā§āύāĻžāϞ⧇ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻ•āϞāĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāϤ, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ…āϞāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤ

referring to writing or speech that is excessively elaborate or ornate, often overly embellished
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The author 's purple style made the narrative feel more showy than substantive.
āϞ⧇āĻ–āϕ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻļ⧈āϞ⧀ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻžāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀āĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ

a color resulting from mixing red and blue, often associated with richness, royalty, and creativity
purple definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The room was decorated in shades of purple, giving it a regal appearance.
āϘāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āĻĄā§‡ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϜāϕ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāϤ

a high-ranking position, often linked to royalty, nobility, or authority
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city ’s laws were largely influenced by those holding the purple.
āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āφāχāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ, āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖ

a garment or fabric dyed in shades of purple, often associated with royalty or luxury
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His closet was filled with purples in various textures and styles.
āϤāĻžāϰ āφāϞāĻŽāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏāϚāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
3.1

āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϞ āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ

the traditional ceremonial robes worn by a cardinal, named for their rich, deep purple hue resembling Tyrian purple
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He adjusted his purple before addressing the congregation at the cathedral.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨ⧇āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧀āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ āϰāĻ™ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to color or dye something in shades of purple
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist purples the sky in his painting, giving it a magical twilight hue.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļāϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ āϰāĻ™ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ, āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāĻžāĻĻ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧀ āĻ—ā§‹āϧ⧂āϞāĻŋ āϰāĻ™ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02

āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ āϰāĻ‚ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to turn or become purple in color
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her cheeks would purple with embarrassment whenever she was the center of attention.
āϝāĻ–āύāχ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ āĻšāϤ⧇āύ, āϞāĻœā§āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāϞ āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

purpleness
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