Purple (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Majestic
• Imperial
• Royal
• Regal

Related Words

• Purple (noun)

Meaning ²

Of a color intermediate between red and blue.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Violet
• Purplish

Related Words

• Purple (noun)
• Purpleness (noun)

Meaning ³

Excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Over-embellished
• Empurpled