PURPLE vs VIOLET: NOUN
- Plural See purples.
- Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
- A purple fluid secreted by certain shell-fish, more fully called purple of Mollusca.
- A shell of the genus Purpura.
- A gastropod yielding a purple fluid for dyeing, as a murex. Holland, tr. of Pliny.
- A cardinalate: so called in allusion to the red or scarlet hat and robes worn officially by cardinals.
- Hence Imperial or regal power; the office or dignity of an emperor or king.
- A cloth robe, dress, or mantle of this hue, formerly the distinguishing dress of emperors, kings, or princes: as, to wear the purple.
- Of the various colors called purple at any time, the Tyrian dye (which was properly a crimson) was anciently the most celebrated. This color was produced from an animal juice found in a shell-fish called murex or conchylium by the ancients. See Purpura, 2.
- A color formed by the mixture of blue and red, including the violet of the spectrum above wave-length 0.417 micron, which is nearly a violet-blue, and extending to but not including crimson.
- The rank or office of a bishop.
- The rank or office of a cardinal.
- Imperial power; high rank.
- Cloth of a color between violet and red, formerly worn as a symbol of royalty or high office.
- Any of a group of colors with a hue between that of violet and red.
- A chromatic color between red and blue
- A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
- Of imperial status
- Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
- A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
- Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) See Illust. under Ursula.
- Any shell of the genus Purpura.
- See Purpura.
- A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
- Same as Cudbear.
- A coloring matter derived from certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple or crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of the famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and from several species of Purpura, and Murex.
- To be of princely birth; to be highborn.
- A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.
- Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings.
- Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- See Cassius.
- The hue of the short-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 380 to 420 nanometers; any of a group of colors, reddish-blue in hue, that may vary in lightness and saturation.
- A general class of colors, of which the violetflower is a highly chromatic example.
- Any one of the many different small blue or violet butterflies of Lycæna, Polyommatus, and allied genera.
- Locally, same as bog-violet.
- A viola d'amore. Sometimes called English violet.
- Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the pansy (Viola tricolor).
- The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the spectrum.
- Any of several similar plants, such as an African violet.
- Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored butterflies belonging to Lycæna, or Rusticus, and allied genera.
- See under Corn.
- See Damewort.
- See under Dogtooth.
- An aquatic European herb (Hottonia palustris) with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid leaves.
- A bluish-purple colour.
- Viola, a genus of fragrant plants with white, purple or yellow flowers.
- Any of several plants that look like the plants of the genus Viola but are taxonomically unrelated to them.
- Any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
- In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue in equal proportions; a bluish purple color.
- A plant of the genus Viola, or one of its flowers; also, one of a few plants of other genera. See Viola, compound names below, and cut in next column.
- A variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
- Any of numerous low-growing small-flowered violas
- Any of various low-growing herbs of the genus Viola, having short-spurred, irregular flowers that are characteristically purplish-blue but sometimes yellow or white.
PURPLE vs VIOLET: ADJECTIVE
- Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
- Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
- Blood-red; bloody.
- The European purple gallinule. See under Gallinule.
- Of a color midway between red and blue
- Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- Excessively elaborate or showily expressed
- See Ianthina.
- See under Martin.
- The crow blackbird. See under Crow.
- See Bornite.
- Of the color purple.
- Royal or imperial; regal.
- Elaborate and ornate.
- See under Sandpiper.
- Of a color midway between red and blue
- Of a color intermediate between red and blue
- Having a bluish-purple colour.
- Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined.
- A name given to several kinds of hard purplish or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood of the Andira violacea, a tree of Guiana.
- Any species of Ianthina; -- called also violet snail. See Ianthina.
PURPLE vs VIOLET: VERB
- Become purple
- Color purple
- N/A
PURPLE vs VIOLET: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
- N/A
PURPLE vs VIOLET: OTHER WORD TYPES
- A color between red and blue
- (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
- (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
- A purple color or pigment
- Of a hue or color composed of red and blue blended.
- Imperial; regal; of the conventional color of imperial robes.
- See Patersonia.
- To become purple; assume a purplish hue.
- To tinge or stain with purple; impart a purplish hue to.
- Of a color intermediate between red and blue
- (transitive; intransitive verb) To make or become purple.
- Having the color of violet, a deep blue tinged with red.
PURPLE vs VIOLET: RELATED WORDS
- Empurpled, Purpurate, Rhetorical, Noble, Imperial, Majestic, Royal, Chromatic, Coloured, Regal, Embellished, Colorful, Violet, Purplish, Colored
- Woman, Lettering, Dash, Eva, Dwarf, Pansy, Clover, Blue, Gentian, Lavender, Reddish blue, Chromatic, Colored, Purple, Purplish
PURPLE vs VIOLET: DESCRIBE WORDS
- In color, Empurpled, Rhetorical, Noble, Imperial, Majestic, Royal, Chromatic, Coloured, Regal, Embellished, Colorful, Violet, Purplish, Colored
- Midget, Violeta, Woman, Lettering, Dash, Eva, Dwarf, Clover, Blue, Gentian, Lavender, Chromatic, Colored, Purple, Purplish
PURPLE vs VIOLET: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Among the popular purple gemstones is the purple diamond.
- Purple Slime boss drops the Purple Slime Staff, though he appears to be holding no weapon in battle.
- If a plant inherited a purple allele from one of its parents, it would be purple.
- Purple Get a free Purple pillow with the purchase of a mattress.
- Royal Purple and the Color Purple for Oil Filters are registered trademarks of Calumet Branded Products, LLC.
- Put purple lilies on your grave and a purple rock too.
- Purple boards, purple cloth spine stamped in gold.
- Quote, purple background, purple sky, vaporwave, golden aesthetics.
- Still have my Purple Rain promo on purple vinyl.
- Choose between the Purple mattress, Purple Hybrid or Purple Hybrid Premier, or save even bigger by going for a bundle.
- Also I was trying to think up names that represented those colors in some ways, such as Ruby for red or Violet for Violet.
- VIOLET: Those light rays, outside the visible spectrum at its violet end, that have a chemical effect upon the dried films of finishing materials.
- The advantage of crystal violet is obvious; for it is a definite chemical compound, while methyl and gentian violet are both variable mixtures.
- Spiritual Meaning of Violet In a worldly sense, violet is the moderation color as it manages to tame the violent red.
- She alters the pictures Violet has drawn on the caves resulting in Violet dying and Richard Rahl recovering his gift.
- In the spring, prairie dandelion, violet wood sorrel, and prairie violet are common occurrences.
- The Violet Collection is based on our new Violet Colors from the CHI.
- Violet Spiritual awareness and psychic sentiments are marks of a violet aura.
- Standards palest violet white, darker violet lines arou.
- The color violet is the color of many plants that bloom in the springtime such as violet lilacs and violet irises.
PURPLE vs VIOLET: QUESTIONS
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- Why is the sky not Violet since Violet is the shortest wavelength?
- Can gentian violet and methyl violet help children with skin disorders?