purple
/ˈpɜːrpəl/
adjective
A color made by mixing red and blue
“She painted the wall purple.”
סגול
Purple is a adjective in the colors category. It is a intermediate (ages 9-10) word, meaning "A color made by mixing red and blue" In Hebrew, purple translates to סגול.
Example Sentences
- The queen wore a beautiful purple robe at the royal ceremony.
- Lavender flowers are a soft purple color and smell wonderful.
- He mixed red and blue paint together and made purple.
Did You Know? For thousands of years, purple dye was incredibly rare and expensive to make — it came from a tiny sea snail! Only kings and queens could afford to wear purple, which is why it became known as the color of royalty. Today you can make purple easily by mixing red and blue.
Common Word Combinations
purple flowerdeep purplepurple graperoyal purple
Related Words
violetindigomagentamaroon
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