Lavender vs. Purple

Lavendernoun

Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.

Lavendernoun

a pale purple colour, like that of the lavender flower.

Lavenderadjective

Having a pale purple colour.

Lavenderadjective

(politics) Pertaining to lesbian feminism; opposing heterosexism.

Lavenderverb

(transitive) To decorate or perfume with lavender.

Lavendernoun

An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (Lavandula vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (Lavandula Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts.

Lavendernoun

The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac.

Lavendernoun

any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated

Lavenderadjective

of a pale purple color

Lavendernoun

a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers, used in perfumery and medicine.

Lavendernoun

a scented oil distilled from lavender flowers

Lavendernoun

used in names of plants similar to lavender, e.g. cotton lavender, sea lavender.

Lavendernoun

used in reference to effeminacy or homosexuality

Lavendernoun

used in reference to refinement or gentility

Lavendernoun

a pale blue colour with a trace of mauve

Lavenderverb

perfume with lavender

Purplenoun

A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.

Purplenoun

Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.

Purplenoun

(by extension) Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings.

Purplenoun

Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.

Purplenoun

The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.

Purplenoun

(medicine) Purpura.

Purplenoun

Earcockle, a disease of wheat.

Purplenoun

Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).

Purplenoun

A cardinalate.

Purpleadjective

Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.

Purpleadjective

Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in purple state, purple city.

Purpleadjective

(in Netherlands and Belgium) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.

Purpleadjective

Imperial; regal.

Purpleadjective

Blood-red; bloody.

Purpleadjective

(of language) Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.

Purpleverb

(intransitive) To turn purple in colour.

Purpleverb

(transitive) To dye purple.

Purpleverb

(transitive) To clothe in purple.

Purplenoun

A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.

Purplenoun

Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to put on the imperial purple.

Purplenoun

Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.

Purplenoun

A cardinalate. See Cardinal.

Purplenoun

Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the banded purple (Basilarchia arthemis). See Illust. under Ursula.

Purplenoun

Any shell of the genus Purpura.

Purplenoun

See Purpura.

Purplenoun

A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.

Purpleadjective

Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color; as, a purple robe.

Purpleadjective

Imperial; regal; - so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.

Purpleadjective

Blood-red; bloody.

Purpleverb

To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands purpled with blood.

Purplenoun

a chromatic color between red and blue

Purplenoun

of imperial status;

Purpleverb

become purple

Purpleverb

color purple

Purpleadjective

of a color midway between red and blue

Purpleadjective

excessively elaborate or showily expressed;

Purpleadjective

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler;

Purplenoun

a colour intermediate between red and blue

Purplenoun

purple clothing or material.

Purplenoun

a crimson dye obtained from some molluscs, formerly used for fabric worn by an emperor or senior magistrate in ancient Rome or Byzantium.

Purplenoun

(in ancient Rome or Byzantium) clothing made from fabric dyed with Tyrian purple.

Purplenoun

(in ancient Rome) a position of rank, authority, or privilege

Purplenoun

the scarlet official dress of a cardinal.

Purpleadjective

of a colour intermediate between red and blue

Purpleverb

make or become purple in colour

Purple

Purple may refer to any of a variety of colors with hue between red and blue. However, the meaning of the color term purple differs even among native speakers of English, for example when comparing speakers from the United Kingdom with those from the United States )..