purple - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

purple

having the color of most ripe eggplantshaving the color of most ripe eggplants

Examples

I carefully peeled the purple eggplant to cook it for dinner.
She used a purple pen to write in her journal.
The book on the shelf had a purple cover.

Synonyms

violet purplish

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purple

Comparative

more purple

Superlative

most purple

1

having the color of most ripe eggplants

I carefully peeled the purple eggplant to cook it for dinner.
She used a purple pen to write in her journal.
The book on the shelf had a purple cover.
The purple flowers in the vase were beautiful.
The purple grapes were ripe and juicy.

Synonyms:

violet purplish

2

referring to writing or speech that is excessively elaborate or ornate, often overly embellished

The novel was criticized for its purple prose, with overly elaborate descriptions.
The author's purple style made the narrative feel more showy than substantive.
The speech's purple rhetoric added flair but distracted from the main points.
The editor suggested avoiding purple passages in favor of clearer expression.
The poet's purple language added dramatic flair but sometimes obscured the message.

Synonyms:

aureate flowery empurpled magniloquent grandiloquent over-embellished ornate florid