purple - Meaning in Kannada

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purple - Meaning in Kannada

purple Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of purple in English

purple adjective

1. of a color intermediate between red and blue

   Synonyms

   purplish, violet, violet

2. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

   Synonyms

   imperial, imperial, majestic, regal, royal, royal

   Examples

   • "golden age of imperial splendor"
   • "purple tyrant"
   • "regal attire"
   • "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
   • "treated with royal acclaim"
3. excessively elaborate or showily expressed

   Synonyms

   empurpled, over-embellished

   Examples

   • "a writer of empurpled literature"
   • "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away"
   • "many purple passages"

purple noun

1. (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes

   Synonyms

   the purple

2. a purple color or pigment

   Synonyms

   purpleness

3. (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status

   Synonyms

   the purple

   Example

   • "he was born to the purple"

purple verb

1. color purple

   Synonyms

   empurple, purpurate

2. become purple

Synonyms of purple

• the purple
• purpleness
• the purple
• empurple, purpurate
• purplish, violet
• imperial, majestic, regal, royal
• empurpled, over-embellished

Description

Purple is a color similar in appearance to violet light. In the RYB color model historically used in the arts, purple is a secondary color created by combining red and blue pigments. In the CMYK color model used in modern printing, purple is made by combining magenta pigment with either cyan pigment, black pigment, or both. In the RGB color model used in computer and television screens, purple is created by mixing red and blue light in order to create colors that appear similar to violet light.

Also see "Purple" on Wikipedia

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