purpureal
English
/pɜːˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.əl/, /pɝˈp(j)ʊ.ɹi.əl/
adj
Definitions
- (literary) Of a purple colour.
Etymology
Derived from Latin purpureus (violet, brilliant, brown, shining, beautiful, purple, reddish, clothed in purple) derived from Ancient Greek πορφῠ́ρᾱ (purple stripe other adornment of a garment, purple-fish, purple-dyed cloth, purple dye obtained from it), πορφύρεος (Tyrian purple, purple, of a purple colour).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πορφύρεος
Gloss
Tyrian purple, purple, of a purple colour
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property