Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purplish

/pˈɝplɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: pur-plish
IPA: /pˈɝplɪʃ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat purple in colour/color.

Etymology

Etymology tree English purple Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English purplish From purple + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more purplish (comparative) most purplish (superlative)

Derived Forms

purplishly purplishness

Frequently Paired Words

purpleness

Synonyms

purply purpuric purplish purple violet

Antonyms

achromatic colorless

Questions

How do you pronounce purplish?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝplɪʃ/.
What does purplish mean?: Somewhat purple in colour/color.
Where does purplish come from?: Etymology tree English purple Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English purplish From purple + -ish.

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