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lavender vs purple

purple vs lavender

lavender and purple both are nouns.

lavender and purple both are adjectives.

lavender is not a verb while purple is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lavender Yes Yes No No
purple Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, purple is a hypernym of lavender; that is, purple is a word with a broader meaning than lavender:
  • lavender: a pale purple color
  • purple: a color between red and blue
Other hypernyms of lavender include purpleness.
lavender (noun) purple (noun)
a pale purple color (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated a color between red and blue
(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
lavender (adjective) purple (adjective)
of a pale purple color of a color intermediate between red and blue
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
excessively elaborate or showily expressed
lavender (verb) purple (verb)
color purple
become purple
Difference between lavender and purple

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