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color vs purple

purple vs color

color and purple both are nouns.

color and purple both are adjectives.

color and purple both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
color Yes Yes Yes No
purple Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, purple is a hyponym of color; that is, purple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than color:
  • color: add color to
  • purple: color purple
Other hyponyms of color include blackwash, motley, parti-color, polychrome, polychromise, polychromize, azure, empurple, purpurate, aurify, verdigris, pinkify, incarnadine, brown, embrown, handcolor, handcolour, tinct, tinge, tint, touch, pigment, hue, imbue, retouch, silver, gray, grey, tone, redden, blotch, mottle, streak.
As verbs, purple is a hyponym of color; that is, purple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than color:
  • color: change color, often in an undesired manner
  • purple: become purple
Other hyponyms of color include blush, crimson, flush, redden, blanch, blench, pale, bronze, tan, burn, sunburn, white, whiten, black, blacken, melanise, melanize, turn, silver, dye, redden, gray, grey, yellow, tone, green, blue.
color (noun) purple (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation a color between red and blue
the timbre of a musical sound (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
interest and variety and intensity
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
any material used for its color
color (adjective) purple (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors of a color intermediate between red and blue
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
excessively elaborate or showily expressed
color (verb) purple (verb)
add color to color purple
change color, often in an undesired manner become purple
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias
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