purple-green

• Adjectif composé désuet décrivant quelque chose qui est un mélange de violet et de vert ; rarement utilisé en anglais moderne.

An obsolete compound adjective describing something that is a mixture of purple and green colors; rarely used in modern English.

1. Green tinged with purpleC1formal

   Describes a color that is primarily green but has a noticeable purple or violet hue mixed in.

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   • The artist used a purple-green shade for the shadows in the painting.
   • The leaves of the plant turned a strange purple-green in the autumn light.
   • Her dress was a unique purple-green, shimmering in the sun.

   Synonymespurplish-green