VIOLET-PURPLE Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For VIOLET-PURPLE
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black | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) • popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) • total absence of light • (board games) the darker pieces • a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today • black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) adjective satellite • marked by anger or resentment or hostility • offering little or no hope • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood • extremely dark • harshly ironic or sinister • (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading • distributed or sold illicitly • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame • (of coffee) without cream or sugar • soiled with dirt or soot verb • make or become black | ||||||||
blue | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime • blue clothing • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue • the sky as viewed during daylight • used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge • the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic • any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae adjective satellite • of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky • used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) • filled with melancholy and despondency • characterized by profanity or cursing • suggestive of sexual impropriety • belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy • morally rigorous and strict • causing dejection verb • turn blue | ||||||||
brown | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an orange of low brightness and saturation • Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858) • abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859) • a university in Rhode Island adjective satellite • of a color similar to that of wood or earth • (of skin) deeply suntanned verb • fry in a pan until it changes color • make brown in color | ||||||||
gray | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black • English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965) • clothing that is a grey color • English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771) • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey • American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806) • horse of a light gray or whitish color • United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888) • the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad adjective satellite • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair • used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) • intermediate in character or position verb • make grey • turn grey | ||||||||
green | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party • not fully developed or mature; not ripe noun • green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass • United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952) • a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area • an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party • an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course • a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River • any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables • street names for ketamine adjective satellite • of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass • looking pale and unhealthy • naive and easily deceived or tricked verb • turn or become green | ||||||||
orange | nounn | |||||||
noun • round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees • a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean • orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow • any citrus tree bearing oranges • any pigment producing the orange color adjective satellite • of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange | ||||||||
pink | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a light shade of red • any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers • a person with mildly leftist political views adjective satellite • of a light shade of red verb • make light, repeated taps on a surface • sound like a car engine that is firing too early • cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing | ||||||||
red | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood • a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana • emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries • the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue adjective satellite • of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies • characterized by violence or bloodshed • (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion | ||||||||
white | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) • a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion • the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water • United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921) • (board games) the lighter pieces • Australian writer (1912-1990) • (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth • United States political journalist (1915-1986) • United States architect (1853-1906) • United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985) • United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918) • a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri adjective satellite • free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied • marked by the presence of snow • restricted to whites only • glowing white with heat • benevolent; without malicious intent • (of a surface) not written or printed on • (of coffee) having cream or milk added • (of hair) having lost its color • anemic looking from illness or emotion • of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets verb • turn white | ||||||||
yellow | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons adjective satellite • of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk • easily frightened • changed to a yellowish color by age • typical of tabloids • cowardly or treacherous • affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc verb • turn yellow |