red vs purplish red

purplish red vs red

red and purplish red both are nouns.

red is an adjective but purplish red is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red	Yes	Yes	No	No
purplish red	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, purplish red is a hyponym of red; that is, purplish red is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than red:

red: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
purplish red: a red with a tinge of purple

Other hyponyms of red include sanguine, chrome red, alizarine red, Turkey red, cardinal, carmine, crimson, deep red, ruby, dark red, purplish-red, cerise, cherry, cherry red, orange red, scarlet, vermilion, reddishness, rust.

red (noun)	purplish red (noun)
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood	a red with a tinge of purple
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

red (adjective)	purplish red (adjective)
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
characterized by violence or bloodshed

Difference between red and purplish red

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