purply
Tending toward violet
Purply means somewhat purple or having a purple tinge: The sky turned purply as the sun set, purply bruises on her arm.
The word is informal and often appears in casual description where "purplish" might sound too precise.
It suggests an approximate or muted shade rather than true purple.
Fragrant herb, pale violet
amethyst · periwinkle · heliotrope · orchid · mulberry · grape · wine · fuchsia
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- twilightLight after sunset
dusky · mystical · enchanted · surreal · iridescent · shimmering · opalescent · gauzy
Having irregular color patches
- discoloredChanged from original hue
- blotchyIrregularly marked with patches
- splotchyIrregularly marked or stained
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
contused · marbled · blotched · blemished · patchy · spotted · veined · tinged
Of or befitting royalty
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- nobleTitled or virtuous
- sovereignSupreme in power
aristocratic · coronation · regalia · Byzantine · ceremonial · palatial · princely · queenly
lavender
Fragrant herb, pale violet
plum · amethyst · periwinkle · heliotrope · orchid · mulberry · grape · wine · fuchsia · magenta
whimsical
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
twilight · dusky · mystical · enchanted · surreal · iridescent · shimmering · opalescent · gauzy · nebulous
mottled
Having irregular color patches
- discoloredChanged from original hue
- blotchyIrregularly marked with patches
- splotchyIrregularly marked or stained
livid · contused · marbled · blotched · blemished · patchy · spotted · veined · tinged · stained
regal
Of or befitting royalty
sovereign · aristocratic · coronation · regalia · Byzantine · ceremonial · palatial · princely · queenly · stately
- dark purpleViolet with depth
- purple riceDeeply pigmented cereal grain
- Purple HeartMilitary wound decoration
- purple flowersBlooms in violet hues
- purple hazeViolet-tinted atmospheric conditions
- The Color PurpleWalker's Pulitzer-winning novel
purple, purplish, purpling, purpleness, Purple Heart, purpleheart