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blue vs purplish blue

purplish blue vs blue

blue and purplish blue both are nouns.

blue is an adjective but purplish blue is not an adjective.

blue is a verb but purplish blue is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blue Yes Yes Yes No
purplish blue Yes No No No
As nouns, purplish blue is a hyponym of blue; that is, purplish blue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blue:
  • blue: blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
  • purplish blue: a shade of blue tinged with purple
blue (noun) purplish blue (noun)
any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae a shade of blue tinged with purple
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
blue clothing
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
the sky as viewed during daylight
used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
blue (adjective) purplish blue (adjective)
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
filled with melancholy and despondency
causing dejection
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
morally rigorous and strict
used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
suggestive of sexual impropriety
characterized by profanity or cursing
blue (verb) purplish blue (verb)
turn blue
Difference between blue and purplish blue

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