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purple
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural purples
plural purples
Learner's definition of PURPLE
[count, noncount]
2 purple /ˈpɚpəl/ adjective
purpler; purplest
2 purple
/ˈpɚpəl/
adjective
purpler; purplest
Learner's definition of PURPLE
1
: of the color purple紫色的
- purple grapes/tulips紫色的葡萄/郁金香
2
disapproving : using many fancy words辞藻华丽的；矫饰的
- The book contains a few purple passages.这本书里有几篇文章辞藻过于华丽。
- Her writing was full of purple prose.她写出来的尽是些绚丽矫饰的散文。
purpler ˈpər-p(ə-)lər 
; purplest ˈpər-p(ə-)ləst
; purplest ˈpər-p(ə-)ləst 3
US politics : having roughly equal levels of support for Democratic and Republican candidates or policies
… as the race pulled tighter than Paris Hilton's jeans, Kerry volunteers flooded the purple states to energize their voters—tens of thousands of them newly registered.
Michelle Cottle
compare blue sense 9, red sense 5 Michelle Cottle1
a(1)
: cloth dyed purple
(2)
: a garment of such color
especially : a purple robe worn as an emblem of rank or authority
b(1)
(2)
: any of various colors that fall about midway between red and blue in hue
c(1)
: a mollusk (as of the genus Purpura) yielding a purple dye and especially the Tyrian purple of ancient times
(2)
: a pigment or dye that colors purple
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective The book contains a few purple passages. Her writing was full of purple prose.
Recent Examples on the Web E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2022 Some exceptions prove that rule: In the Colorado Senate primary, where Trump did not make an endorsement, the candidate who won the primary, Joe O'Dea, has cast himself as a moderate Republican hoping to garner more voters in the purple state. Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2022 Bolduc is not likely the kind of candidate who can keep a purple state like New Hampshire on the battlefield at a time where Republicans desperately need to be on offense, not defense. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 Carotenoids—pigments that were already present in the leaves but obscured by the chlorophyll—produce yellows, oranges and reds, while anthocyanins—which result from sugar getting trapped in the leaves—contribute red, blue and purple hues. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 However, these flowers are even more remarkable because certain hydrangea varieties can change between blue, purple, and pink. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 Despite their victories, the question remains: Can these primary candidates win over swing voters in a deep purple state like Arizona? Charlie Dent, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 The list, designed to demonstrate Kelly's crossover appeal in Arizona, a newly purple state, includes business executives, past and present politicians and people in a variety of sectors across Arizona. Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2022 For years, Florida has been the embodiment of a purple swing state, with close races in almost every major election. Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2022 Seventeen, 9 Sep. 2022 That includes vibrant hues of pink, blue, orange, green, and purple. Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 The show is suffused with music, and enlivened by costumes (by Kathleen Doyle) that create an onstage riot of pink, orange, green, and purple. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 These stunning annuals in shades of pink, red, or purple are best displayed in hanging baskets and window boxes. Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 26 May 2022 The slide comes in three color options: blue and red, green and orange, or purple, teal, and gray. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2022 The iPhone 14 will be available in black, white, blue, red, and purple. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 12 May 2022 There's a whole host of solids, including black, blue, green, red, and purple. Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2022 Erosion of the Coastal Plain formed gullies as deep as 150 feet and exposed soil in 43 different shades of pink, orange, red, and purple. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 June 2021 Camilo Garzón, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2022 Except for white varieties, hydrangea flowers can change from pink to purple to blue based on the pH level of their soil. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 June 2022 Hackmanite changes its color from white to purple under UV irradiation and eventually reverts back to white if no UV is present. David Bressan, Forbes, 21 June 2022 For that fleeting moment, Democrats had high hopes that Missouri was perhaps following states like Colorado and New Mexico and transitioning from red to blue, or at least to purple. Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2022 TikTok user @rossmcg also noted that Swift edited her lips from red in the original picture to purple, possibly on purpose to hint that Speak Now will be the special Record Store Day release in April. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2022 Nobody would fault you for wondering whether the Baltimore area was trying to out-purple its opponent by unveiling streetlamps with the home team’s hue. Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 9 Nov. 2021 The legend shows what the colors mean, with green being the best air quality and purple the worst. Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2021 In her first days with the Pride, Burleigh is still working on transitioning her wardrobe to purple from her familiar orange and blue. Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 23 July 2021 See More
Adjective
Ohio went twice for Obama, and then twice for Trump: a formerly purple state that has reddened on account of deindustrialization. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2022 Some exceptions prove that rule: In the Colorado Senate primary, where Trump did not make an endorsement, the candidate who won the primary, Joe O'Dea, has cast himself as a moderate Republican hoping to garner more voters in the purple state. Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2022 Bolduc is not likely the kind of candidate who can keep a purple state like New Hampshire on the battlefield at a time where Republicans desperately need to be on offense, not defense. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 Carotenoids—pigments that were already present in the leaves but obscured by the chlorophyll—produce yellows, oranges and reds, while anthocyanins—which result from sugar getting trapped in the leaves—contribute red, blue and purple hues. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 However, these flowers are even more remarkable because certain hydrangea varieties can change between blue, purple, and pink. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 Despite their victories, the question remains: Can these primary candidates win over swing voters in a deep purple state like Arizona? Charlie Dent, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 The list, designed to demonstrate Kelly's crossover appeal in Arizona, a newly purple state, includes business executives, past and present politicians and people in a variety of sectors across Arizona. Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2022 For years, Florida has been the embodiment of a purple swing state, with close races in almost every major election. Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2022 Noun
Smiling coyly in the first pic and cheesin' it up for the camera in the last snap, Dua wears a schoolgirl sweater with multiple shades of pink, yellow, sage green, and purple. Seventeen, 9 Sep. 2022 That includes vibrant hues of pink, blue, orange, green, and purple. Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 The show is suffused with music, and enlivened by costumes (by Kathleen Doyle) that create an onstage riot of pink, orange, green, and purple. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 These stunning annuals in shades of pink, red, or purple are best displayed in hanging baskets and window boxes. Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 26 May 2022 The slide comes in three color options: blue and red, green and orange, or purple, teal, and gray. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2022 The iPhone 14 will be available in black, white, blue, red, and purple. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 12 May 2022 There's a whole host of solids, including black, blue, green, red, and purple. Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2022 Erosion of the Coastal Plain formed gullies as deep as 150 feet and exposed soil in 43 different shades of pink, orange, red, and purple. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 June 2021 Verb
The area below the spectrum has a rainbow pattern from red on the left to purple on the right. Camilo Garzón, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2022 Except for white varieties, hydrangea flowers can change from pink to purple to blue based on the pH level of their soil. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 June 2022 Hackmanite changes its color from white to purple under UV irradiation and eventually reverts back to white if no UV is present. David Bressan, Forbes, 21 June 2022 For that fleeting moment, Democrats had high hopes that Missouri was perhaps following states like Colorado and New Mexico and transitioning from red to blue, or at least to purple. Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2022 TikTok user @rossmcg also noted that Swift edited her lips from red in the original picture to purple, possibly on purpose to hint that Speak Now will be the special Record Store Day release in April. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2022 Nobody would fault you for wondering whether the Baltimore area was trying to out-purple its opponent by unveiling streetlamps with the home team’s hue. Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 9 Nov. 2021 The legend shows what the colors mean, with green being the best air quality and purple the worst. Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2021 In her first days with the Pride, Burleigh is still working on transitioning her wardrobe to purple from her familiar orange and blue. Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 23 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English purpel, alteration of purper, from Old English purpuran of purple, genitive of purpure purple color, from Latin purpura, from Greek porphyra
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Time Traveler
The first known use of purple was in the 15th century Phrases Containing purple
adjective
,noun
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