Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonpurple

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-pur-ple
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Photoheterotrophic bacteria are relatively rare and include members of the nonpurple sulfur bacteria; this group is relatively insignificant in the soil ecosystem."
"Say you only hire purple workers. If purple workers strongly prefer to work with one another instead of with other groups, why might you prefer to hire a less productive purple worker than a more productive nonpurple worker at the same wage?"

Etymology

From non- + purple.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nonpurple mean?: Not purple.
Where does nonpurple come from?: From non- + purple.

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