ALL meanings of purple
pur·ple
P p - noun purple any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone. 1
- noun purple cloth or clothing of this hue, especially as formerly worn distinctively by persons of imperial, royal, or other high rank. 1
- noun purple the rank or office of a cardinal. 1
- noun purple the office of a bishop. 1
- noun purple imperial, regal, or princely rank or position. 1
- noun purple deep red; crimson. 1
- noun purple any of several nymphalid butterflies, as Basilarchia astyanax (red-spotted purple) having blackish wings spotted with red, or Basilarchia arthemis (banded purple or white admiral) having brown wings banded with white. 1
- adjective purple of the color purple. 1
- adjective purple imperial, regal, or princely. 1
- adjective purple brilliant or showy. 1
- adjective purple full of exaggerated literary devices and effects; marked by excessively ornate rhetoric: a purple passage in a novel. 1
- adjective purple profane or shocking, as language. 1
- adjective purple relating to or noting political or ideological diversity: purple politics; ideologically purple areas of the country. 1
- idioms purple born in / to the purple, of royal or exalted birth: Those born to the purple are destined to live in the public eye. 1
- adjective purple colour 1
- adjective purple excessively ornate 1
- colour purple Something that is purple is of a reddish-blue colour. 0
- adjective purple Purple prose or a purple patch is a piece of writing that contains very elaborate language or images. 0
- noun purple any of various colours with a hue lying between red and blue and often highly saturated; a nonspectral colour 0
- noun purple a dye or pigment producing such a colour 0
- noun purple cloth of this colour, often used to symbolize royalty or nobility 0
- noun purple the official robe of a cardinal 0
- noun purple the rank, office, or authority of a cardinal as signified by this 0
- adjective purple of the colour purple 0
- adjective purple (of writing) excessively elaborate or full of imagery 0
- adjective purple noble or royal 0
- noun purple a dark color that is a blend of red and blue 0
- noun purple deep crimson 0
- noun purple cloth or clothing of such color: an emblem of royalty or high rank 0
- adjective purple of the color purple 0
- adjective purple imperial; royal 0
- adjective purple ornate or elaborate in literary style 0
- adjective purple profane or obscene 0
- verb transitive purple to make or become purple 0