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purple
adjective as in having a hue of blue and red colors mixed together
Strong matches
amethyst, heliotrope, magenta, mulberry, orchid, pomegranate, wine
Weak matches
amaranthine, blue-violet, bluish red, perse, reddish blue, violaceous
noun as in blue and red colors mixed together
Strong matches
amethyst, heliotrope, magenta, mulberry, orchid, pomegranate, wine
Weak matches
amaranthine, blue-violet, bluish red, perse, reddish blue, violaceous
Example Sentences
This year, for World Meningitis Day on 5 October, York's Millennium Bridge will glow purple in Livia's memory.
Now sporting the purple and gold himself, LaRavia is realizing that the team is bigger than just basketball, he said.
They wore neutrals, greens blues and purples, evoking the light, earth and sea, the AFP news agency reported.
The berries were the kind that stained everything they touched: fingers, tongues, the sidewalk beneath, a heliotrope purple that felt almost illicit.
Then he looked into his eyes, which appeared dilated, and saw that his face was purple.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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