purple

/pˈɝpəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of a color intermediate between red and blue
2. excessively elaborate or showily expressed
   “a writer of empurpled literature”
3. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
   “golden age of imperial splendor”

noun

1. a purple color or pigment
2. (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
   “he was born to the purple”
3. (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes

verb

1. become purple
2. color purple

Synonyms for purple

• violet
• purplish
• chromatic
• empurpled
• over-embellished
• rhetorical
• imperial
• majestic
• regal
• royal
• noble
• purpleness
• the purple
• empurple
• purpurate