Purple — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a purple color or pigment

of imperial status

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːpəl/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɜːpəl/.

Examples

he was born to the purple
a writer of empurpled literature
many purple passages

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

purpurate majestic empurple over-embellished regal violet empurpled imperial purplish royal purpleness

Parts of Speech

noun	a purple color or pigment
noun	of imperial status “he was born to the purple”
verb	become purple
verb	color purple
adjective	of a color intermediate between red and blue
adjective	excessively elaborate or showily expressed “a writer of empurpled literature”
adjective	belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler “golden age of imperial splendor”

Word Forms

purple	adjective	of a color intermediate between red and blue
purple	verb	color purple
purpurate	verb	color purple
purple	noun	a purple color or pigment
purpleness	noun	a purple color or pigment
violet	noun	a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
emperor	noun	the male ruler of an empire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lila

eine violette Farbe oder ein violettes Pigment

🇫🇷French

violet

une couleur ou un pigment violet

🇪🇸Spanish

púrpura

un color o pigmento púrpura

🇮🇹Italian

viola

un colore o pigmento viola

🇳🇱Dutch

paars

een paarse kleur of pigment

🇵🇹Portuguese

roxo

uma cor roxa ou pigmento

🇷🇺Russian

фиолетовый

фиолетовый цвет или пигмент

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बैंगनी

बैंगनी रंग या रंगद्रव्य

🇧🇩Bengali

বেগুনি

একটি বেগুনি রঙ বা রঙ্গক

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊதா

ஒரு ஊதா நிறம் அல்லது நிறமி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊదా రంగు

ఊదా రంగు లేదా వర్ణద్రవ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

जांभळा

जांभळा रंग किंवा रंगद्रव्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાંબલી

જાંબલી રંગ અથવા રંગદ્રવ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇರಳೆ

ನೇರಳೆ ಬಣ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ವರ್ಣದ್ರವ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധൂമ്രനൂൽ

ഒരു പർപ്പിൾ നിറം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിഗ്മെൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਮਨੀ

ਇੱਕ ਜਾਮਨੀ ਰੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਰੰਗਦਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

جامنی

ایک جامنی رنگ یا روغن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紫色的

紫色或颜料

🇯🇵Japanese

紫

紫の色または顔料

🇰🇷Korean

보라

보라색이나 색소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

màu tím

một màu tím hoặc sắc tố

🇹🇭Thai

สีม่วง

สีม่วงหรือเม็ดสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

ungu

warna atau pigmen ungu

🇵🇭Filipino

lila

isang lilang kulay o pigment

🇲🇾Malay

ungu

warna ungu atau pigmen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أرجواني

اللون الأرجواني أو الصباغ

🇮🇷Persian

بنفش

رنگ بنفش یا رنگدانه

🇹🇷Turkish

mor

mor bir renk veya pigment

🇮🇱Hebrew

סָגוֹל

צבע סגול או פיגמנט

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