Purple vs. Violet
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 )..
Violetnoun
A bluish-purple colour.
Violetnoun
Viola, a genus of fragrant plants with white, purple or yellow flowers.
Violetnoun
Any of several plants that look like the plants of the genus Viola but are taxonomically unrelated to them.
Violetadjective
Having a bluish-purple colour.
Violetnoun
Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the pansy (Viola tricolor).
Violetnoun
The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the spectrum.
Violetnoun
In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue in equal proportions; a bluish purple color.
Violetnoun
Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored butterflies belonging to Lycæna, or Rusticus, and allied genera.
Violetadjective
Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined.
Violetnoun
any of numerous low-growing small-flowered violas
Violetnoun
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
Violetadjective
of a color midway between red and blue
