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Purple

A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Noble 84% connected

Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a…

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Noble 84% connected

Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a…

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Rhetorical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.

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Rhetorical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.

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Broader term 5

Color 76% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

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Colour 76% connected

See Color.

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Discolor 76% connected

To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolore…

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Nobility 76% connected

The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.

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Noblesse 76% connected

Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition.

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Lavender 76% connected

An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavend…

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Mauve 76% connected

A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.

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Violet 76% connected

Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are…

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Empurple 74% connected

To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to impurple.

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Empurple 74% connected

To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to impurple.

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Purpurate 74% connected

Of or pertaining to purpura.

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Purpurate 74% connected

Of or pertaining to purpura.

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Synonym 9

Empurple 92% connected

To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to impurple.

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Empurpled 92% connected

of Empurple

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Imperial 92% connected

Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority or edict.

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Majestic 92% connected

Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand.

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Purplish 92% connected

Somewhat purple.

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Purpurate 92% connected

Of or pertaining to purpura.

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Regal 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal authority, pomp, or sway.

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Royal 92% connected

Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal famil…

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Violet 92% connected

Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are…

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