Word a Day
purple
What does purple mean?
purple (adjective): of a color intermediate between red and blue.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce purple?
/ˈpɝpl̩/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does purple come from?
From Middle English purple, purpel, from Old English purpul (“purple”, adjective), taken from Old English purpure (“purple colour”, noun).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of purple?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “purple”?
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What does “purple” mean?
impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear
Not quite: that's what afraid means.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
Not quite: that's what lovely means.
having a broad range (of different elements)
Not quite: that's what various means.
of a color intermediate between red and blue
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Which word is closest in meaning to “purple”?
entire
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violet
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strong
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public
Not quite: public means something else.
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