Definitions of purple:

  • noun:   a chromatic color between red and blue
  • noun:   of imperial status
    Example: "He was born to the purple"
  • verb:   color purple
  • verb:   become purple
  • adjective:   of a color midway between red and blue
  • adjective:   belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
    Example: "Purple tyrant"
  • adjective:   excessively elaborate or showily expressed
    Example: "A writer of empurpled literature"
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #61003)