purple
[ pur-puh l ]
/ ˈpɜr pəl /
noun
adjective, pur·pler, pur·plest.
verb (used with or without object), pur·pled, pur·pling.
to make or become purple.
Idioms for purple
born in/to the purple,
of royal or exalted birth: Those born to the purple are destined to live in the public eye.
Origin of purple
OTHER WORDS FROM purple
pur·ple·ness, nounWords nearby purple
Example sentences from the Web for purple
British Dictionary definitions for purple
purple
/ (ˈpɜːpəl) /
noun
adjective
Derived forms of purple
purpleness, noun purplish, adjective purply, adjectiveWord Origin for purple
Old English, from Latin
purpura purple dye, from Greek
porphura the purple fish (
Murex)