Meanings
adjectivepurplish (comparative more purplish, superlative most purplish)
comparative more purplish · superlative most purplish
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
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Origin
Translations
Catalan moradenc
- moradencsomewhat purple in colour/color
Dutch paarsig
- paarsigsomewhat purple in colour/color
French violâtre, violacé
- violâtresomewhat purple in colour/color
- violacésomewhat purple in colour/color
German brombeerfarben
- brombeerfarbensomewhat purple in colour/color
Hebrew סְגַלְגַּל
- סְגַלְגַּל (s'galgal)somewhat purple in colour/color
Hungarian lilás
- lilássomewhat purple in colour/color
Irish scothchorcra
- scothchorcrasomewhat purple in colour/color
Italian violastro, violaceo
- violastrosomewhat purple in colour/color
- violaceosomewhat purple in colour/color
Polish fioletowawy
- fioletowawysomewhat purple in colour/color
Portuguese arroxeado, púrpureo
- arroxeado, púrpureosomewhat purple in colour/color
Spanish amoratado, cárdeno
- amoratadosomewhat purple in colour/color
- cárdenosomewhat purple in colour/color
- purpúreosomewhat purple in colour/color
- púrpurasomewhat purple in colour/color
Turkish morumsu, morumtırak
- morumsusomewhat purple in colour/color
- morumtıraksomewhat purple in colour/color
Welsh porfforaidd
- porfforaiddsomewhat purple in colour/color
Cite this entry
APA
purplish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purplish
MLA
“purplish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purplish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purplish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purplish.
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