purple
Of a purple hueOf a purple hue.
Meaning
7 sensesOf a purple hue.
(US)Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support.
purple state
purple city
of a color intermediate between red and blue
(Belgium, Netherlands)Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
Imperial; regal.
Blood-red; bloody.
Of language, extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
Near-synonyms: flowery, overwrought
Of a sector, lap, etc., completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.
Examples
176 sentencesDoes this look purple to you?
Це, на твою думку, фіолетове? — deniko
Have you ever seen a purple butterfly?
Ти колись бачив фіолетових метеликів? — deniko
ruТы когда-нибудь видел фиолетовых бабочек? — Wezel
deHast du schon einmal einen violetten Schmetterling gesehen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm going to buy a purple sweater.
Я куплю фіолетовий светр. — deniko
I want to buy a purple sweater.
Я хочу купити фіолетовий светр. — deniko
Are they purple?
Вони фіолетові? — deniko
ruОни пурпурные? — Balamax
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English purple, purpel, from Old English purpul (“purple”, adjective), taken fFrom Middle English purple, purpel, from Old English purpul (“purple”, adjective), taken from Old English purpure (“purple colour”, noun), from Latin purpura (“purple dye, shellfish”), from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple-fish”), perhaps of Semitic origin. Doublet of purpura and purpure.
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Forms
purpler/more purple, purplest/most purple| Comparative | purpler / more purple Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | purplest / most purple Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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