Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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purple | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
colour | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
purple (noun) | colour (noun) |
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(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect |
a color between red and blue | the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation |
(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status | the timbre of a musical sound |
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 |
purple (adjective) | colour (adjective) |
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of a color intermediate between red and blue | having or capable of producing colors |
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler | |
excessively elaborate or showily expressed |
purple (verb) | colour (verb) |
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color purple | change color, often in an undesired manner |
become purple | add color to |
affect as in thought or feeling | |
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for | |
decorate with colors | |
modify or bias |