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purple
noun
-
purple
A
deep
reddish-blue
colour
that
sits
between
red
and
blue
on
the
spectrum
.
•
Maya
painted
the
sunset
using
bright
oranges
and
a
rich
shade
of
purple
.
Maya
painted
the
sunset
using
bright
oranges
and
a
rich
shade
of
purple
.
•
The
school
’
s
new
sports
jerseys
are
bright
purple
so
the
team
stands
out
on
the
field
.
The
school
’
s
new
sports
jerseys
are
bright
purple
so
the
team
stands
out
on
the
field
.
From
Old
English
purpul
,
via
Latin
purpura
,
originally
referring
to
the
dye
made
from
sea
snails
that
was
worn
by
Roman
emperors
.
adjective
Having
the
colour
purple
.
•
She
wore
a
purple
scarf
to
keep
warm
on
the
chilly
morning
.
She
wore
a
purple
scarf
to
keep
warm
on
the
chilly
morning
.
•
The
mountains
looked
purple
in
the
fading
light
of
sunset
.
The
mountains
looked
purple
in
the
fading
light
of
sunset
.
Same
origin
as
noun
sense
:
from
the
prized
ancient
dye
.
adjective
(
of
language
or
writing
)
overly
elaborate
and
full
of
fancy
words
.
•
The
editor
asked
the
novelist
to
tone
down
his
purple
passages
.
The
editor
asked
the
novelist
to
tone
down
his
purple
passages
.
•
His
graduation
speech
was
so
purple
that
many
students
lost
track
of
the
main
point
.
His
graduation
speech
was
so
purple
that
many
students
lost
track
of
the
main
point
.
Figurative
extension
from
the
idea
that
royal
purple
cloth
was
rich
and
extravagant
.
verb
-
purple
,
purpling
,
purples
,
purpled
To
become
or
make
something
a
shade
of
purple
.
•
The
cold
wind
made
his
cheeks
purple
in
minutes
.
The
cold
wind
made
his
cheeks
purple
in
minutes
.
•
Sunlight
purpled
the
distant
hills
as
evening
fell
.
Sunlight
purpled
the
distant
hills
as
evening
fell
.
Derived
from
the
adjective
,
first
recorded
in
the
17th
century
as
a
poetic
verb
.
