Purple
adjective
A color that is a mix of blue and red.
She wore a purple dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- purple rain
- purple flower
adjective
Referring to the aristocracy or a royal family.
The purple bloodline was respected and revered.
Often appears as...
- born to the purple
- purple bloodline
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Formal
Historical
noun
The color that is a mix of blue and red.
Purple is her favorite color.
Often appears as...
- shades of purple
- purple hue
adjective
Extremely or excessively ornate or complex.
His speech was filled with purple prose.
Often appears as...
- purple prose
- purple language
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Literary
adjective
A color that is a mix of blue and red.
She wore a purple dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- purple rain
- purple flower
adjective
Referring to the aristocracy or a royal family.
The purple bloodline was respected and revered.
Often appears as...
- born to the purple
- purple bloodline
Usage tips
Formal
Historical
noun
The color that is a mix of blue and red.
Purple is her favorite color.
Often appears as...
- shades of purple
- purple hue
adjective
Extremely or excessively ornate or complex.
His speech was filled with purple prose.
Often appears as...
- purple prose
- purple language
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Color Combination
Understand 'purple' originates from mixing red and blue; knowing this can aid in visualizing the color.
If you mix red and blue paint, you'll get a purple shade.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Significance
'Purple' often symbolizes luxury or royalty in many cultures due to its historical rarity.
The king's royal robes were typically purple.
Pro Tip 1/2Color Combination
Understand 'purple' originates from mixing red and blue; knowing this can aid in visualizing the color.
If you mix red and blue paint, you'll get a purple shade.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Significance
'Purple' often symbolizes luxury or royalty in many cultures due to its historical rarity.
The king's royal robes were typically purple.
Pro Tip 1/2Color Combination
Understand 'purple' originates from mixing red and blue; knowing this can aid in visualizing the color.
If you mix red and blue paint, you'll get a purple shade.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Significance
'Purple' often symbolizes luxury or royalty in many cultures due to its historical rarity.
The king's royal robes were typically purple.
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Can you solve the alien...
It can also break itself apart and reassemble into any other orientation. Now comes your job. The probe will need a special protective coating for each of the extreme environments it passes through. The red coating will seal it against the cold of deep space, the purple coating will protect it from the intense heat
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Want to be an activist?...
and it would be in bright pink and purple. Very gender-specific colors to females, right? So, it kind of was sending a message that only girls are supposed to cook. Boys aren't. And this discouraged my brother a lot. He thought that he wasn't supposed to want to be a chef. because that was something girls did.
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The beauty of data...
behind the money so purple is fighting and red is giving money away and green is profiteering and what you can see straight away is you start to have different relationships the numbers you can literally see them but more importantly you start to see patterns and connections between numbers that
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
have a yellow-type genome at that site, it probably suggests that purple is bad. This could be even more powerful if you look at mammals that are doing things slightly differently. So say, for example, the region of the genome that I was looking at was a region that's important for vision.
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Gordon Ramsay Hunts for...
That is deep in there, Monique. I know. It's a good workout. Isn't it? Next challenge, this is a fuchsia tree. And the best thing about this tree-- - Go on. - --the berries. And they're usually way up high. So the best ones, they're bright purple, and they're super sweet.
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What we can learn from...
Here is an image. Since galaxy clusters are representative slices of the universe, scaled-down versions. They are mostly made up of dark matter, and that's what you see in this bluish purple. The red represents the hot gas, and, of course, you can see many galaxies.
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Aerial imagery tech that...
so fresh on his machine but you see the nice yellow areas well that's the densest concentration and the purple areas are the least dense concentration and they use the three-dimensional models to help determine the flow and the air flow of these things and now
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How Do Giraffes MATE! PIPE...
so this helps them regulate their temperature. Why do giraffes have blue tongues? Sometimes they don't have blue tongues. it's black or purple, but they are dark. So there's two reasons.
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The myth of Arachne -...
who spent his days dying cloth the deepest shades of purple. She had a flair for spinning the finest threads, weaving them into flowing fabric, and creating magnificent tapestries.
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Strangled by a Boa...
This is what constricting means. If you see me starting to go blue or purple in the face, then I might need a little bit of help.
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Can you solve the alien...
It can also break itself apart and reassemble into any other orientation. Now comes your job. The probe will need a special protective coating for each of the extreme environments it passes through. The red coating will seal it against the cold of deep space, the purple coating will protect it from the intense heat
Video examples
Want to be an activist?...
and it would be in bright pink and purple. Very gender-specific colors to females, right? So, it kind of was sending a message that only girls are supposed to cook. Boys aren't. And this discouraged my brother a lot. He thought that he wasn't supposed to want to be a chef. because that was something girls did.
Video examples
The beauty of data...
behind the money so purple is fighting and red is giving money away and green is profiteering and what you can see straight away is you start to have different relationships the numbers you can literally see them but more importantly you start to see patterns and connections between numbers that
Video examples
Emma Teeling: The secret...
have a yellow-type genome at that site, it probably suggests that purple is bad. This could be even more powerful if you look at mammals that are doing things slightly differently. So say, for example, the region of the genome that I was looking at was a region that's important for vision.
Video examples
Gordon Ramsay Hunts for...
That is deep in there, Monique. I know. It's a good workout. Isn't it? Next challenge, this is a fuchsia tree. And the best thing about this tree-- - Go on. - --the berries. And they're usually way up high. So the best ones, they're bright purple, and they're super sweet.
Video examples
What we can learn from...
Here is an image. Since galaxy clusters are representative slices of the universe, scaled-down versions. They are mostly made up of dark matter, and that's what you see in this bluish purple. The red represents the hot gas, and, of course, you can see many galaxies.
Video examples
Aerial imagery tech that...
so fresh on his machine but you see the nice yellow areas well that's the densest concentration and the purple areas are the least dense concentration and they use the three-dimensional models to help determine the flow and the air flow of these things and now
Video examples
How Do Giraffes MATE! PIPE...
so this helps them regulate their temperature. Why do giraffes have blue tongues? Sometimes they don't have blue tongues. it's black or purple, but they are dark. So there's two reasons.
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The myth of Arachne -...
who spent his days dying cloth the deepest shades of purple. She had a flair for spinning the finest threads, weaving them into flowing fabric, and creating magnificent tapestries.
Video examples
Strangled by a Boa...
This is what constricting means. If you see me starting to go blue or purple in the face, then I might need a little bit of help.
Example 1 of 10
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Zak Bagans
American Author
Depending on how I'm feeling that day or the music I'm listening to, I will pick appropriate lighting to help create the atmosphere for me. I use a lot of blues and purples.
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Christian Laettner
American Athlete
I always believed him. If Coach K said the sky will be purple when you get outside, I would have believed him.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.
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Jonathan Lipnicki
American Actor
I'm really into jujitsu. I'm a purple belt. I love it. It's a big part of my life.
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Kobe Bryant
American Basketball Player
I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.
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Perrie Edwards
English Singer
My thing is my purple lip. When in doubt put on a purple lip.
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Jim Lehrer
American Journalist
I always wear blue shirts and I like wine or purple ties.
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Michael T. Flynn
American General
I could care less if someone is purple polka-dotted.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
I love red or deep purple lips for events.
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Baron Davis
American Athlete
I think purple is a great color.
Quote examples
Zak Bagans
American Author
Depending on how I'm feeling that day or the music I'm listening to, I will pick appropriate lighting to help create the atmosphere for me. I use a lot of blues and purples.
Quote examples
Christian Laettner
American Athlete
I always believed him. If Coach K said the sky will be purple when you get outside, I would have believed him.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.
Quote examples
Jonathan Lipnicki
American Actor
I'm really into jujitsu. I'm a purple belt. I love it. It's a big part of my life.
Quote examples
Kobe Bryant
American Basketball Player
I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.
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Perrie Edwards
English Singer
My thing is my purple lip. When in doubt put on a purple lip.
Quote examples
Jim Lehrer
American Journalist
I always wear blue shirts and I like wine or purple ties.
Quote examples
Michael T. Flynn
American General
I could care less if someone is purple polka-dotted.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
I love red or deep purple lips for events.
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Baron Davis
American Athlete
I think purple is a great color.
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