purple

🇺🇸 /ˈpɜːrpl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɜːpl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
adjective
A1

a color made by mixing blue and red

The purple flowers in her garden are very beautiful.

R

writing that uses too many fancy words

His purple prose made the simple story hard to read.

noun
R

the color made by mixing blue and red

Purple is my favorite color for painting.

translation

adj. a color made by mixing blue and red; writing that uses too many fancy words
n. the color made by mixing blue and red

Word Forms

Plural purples