PURPLE PROSE

Meaning of PURPLE PROSE in English

■ noun prose that is too ornate.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PURPLE PROSE — writing that calls attention to itself because of its obvious use of certain effects, as exaggerated sentiment or pathos, esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROSE — Literary medium distinguished from poetry especially by its greater irregularity and variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the …
Английский словарь Британика
PURPLE — I. ˈpərpəl, ˈpə̄p-ˈpəip- adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English purpel, purpil, alteration of purper, purpre, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROSE — I. ˈprōz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin prosa, from feminine of prosus straightforward, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURPLE — (a.) Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or …
Английский словарь Webster
PURPLE — (n.) Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
PURPLE — (n.) Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem …
Английский словарь Webster
PROSE — (v. i.) To write prose.
Английский словарь Webster
PROSE — (v. t.) To write in prose.
Английский словарь Webster
PROSE — (a.) Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.
Английский словарь Webster
PROSE — (a.) Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
Английский словарь Webster
PURPLE — ( v. t. ) To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands purpled with blood.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — ( n. ) Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — ( n. ) Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — ( a. ) Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROSE — ( v. t. ) To write in prose.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROSE — ( v. i. ) To write prose.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROSE — ( a. ) Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROSE — ( a. ) Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — — purpleness , n. /perr"peuhl/ , n. , purpler, purplest , adj., v., purpled, purpling . n. 1. any color …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROSE — — proselike , adj. /prohz/ , n., adj., v., prosed, prosing . n. 1. the ordinary form of spoken or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — v. become purple, make purple
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PURPLE — I. ˈpər-pəl adjective ( pur·pler -p(ə-)lər ; pur·plest -p(ə-)ləst) Etymology: Middle English purpel, alteration of purper, from Old English purpuran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROSE — I. ˈprōz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin prosa, from feminine of prorsus, prosus, straightforward, being in prose, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURPLE — adj blood-red; bloody. 2. purple ·noun any shell of the genus purpura. 3. purple ·noun ·see purpura. 4. purple ·noun …
Webster English vocab
PROSE — vi to write prose. 2. prose ·vt to write in prose. 3. prose ·vt to write or repeat in a …
Webster English vocab
PURPLE — [pur.ple] adj pur.pler ; pur.plest [ME purpel, alter. of purper, fr. OE purpuran of purple, gen. of purpure purple color, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PROSE — [prose] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L prosa, fr. fem. of prorsus, prosus, straightforward, being in prose, contr. of proversus, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PURPLE — purpl|e BrE AmE ˈpɜːp ə l AmE \ ˈpɝːp ə l ▷ purpl|ed d ▷ purpl|es z ▷ purpl|ing ‿ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PROSE — prose BrE AmE prəʊz AmE proʊz ▷ prosed prəʊzd AmE proʊzd ▷ proses ˈprəʊz ɪz -əz AmE ˈproʊz əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PURPLE — / ˈpɜːpl; NAmE ˈpɜːrpl/ adjective 1. having the colour of blue and red mixed together : a purple flower His …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROSE — / prəʊz; NAmE proʊz/ noun [ U ] writing that is not poetry : the author's clear elegant prose (= …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURPLE — I. pur ‧ ple 1 /ˈpɜːp ə l $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROSE — prose /prəʊz $ proʊz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin prosa , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PURPLE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROSE — n. & v. --n. 1 the ordinary form of the written or spoken language (opp. POETRY, VERSE) (Milton's prose works). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURPLE — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROSE — n. & v. n. 1 the ordinary form of the written or spoken language (opp. POETRY, VERSE) (Milton's prose works). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURPLE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson …
Oxford English vocab
PROSE — n. & v. --n. 1. the ordinary form of the written or spoken language (opp. POETRY, VERSE) (Milton's prose works). …
Oxford English vocab
PURPLE — ( purples) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that is purple …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROSE — Prose is ordinary written language, in contrast to poetry. Shute’s prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental... ≠ poetry, verse N-UNCOUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROSE — Prose is ordinary written language, in contrast to poetry. Shute’s ~ is stark and chillingly unsentimental... ? poetry, verse N-UNCOUNT: …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PURPLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Purple Heart sb's face is dark/red/purple with rage ▪ His face went purple with …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROSE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE purple ▪ William Holden plays a hack scriptwriter down on his luck, and his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PURPLE — [adjective], [noun] - (of) a dark reddish blue colourpurple pansiespurple plumsa dark purple bruiseThe early morning sun cast deep purple …
Cambridge English vocab
PROSE — [noun] [U] - written language in its ordinary form rather than poetryI've always preferred reading prose to poetry.Compare verse.
Cambridge English vocab
PURPLE — Synonyms and related words : Mars violet, Tyrian purple, adorned, amethyst, amethystine, befrilled, blue, bombastic, broad, cap of dignity, cap …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROSE — Synonyms and related words : banality, bromide, causerie, chat, chestnut, chin, cliche, commonplace, commonplace expression, corn, expository writing, familiar tune, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROSE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear , lucid , plain , simple , straightforward ▪ elegant , flowing , lyrical , poetic …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PURPLE — 1. сущ. 1) а) пурпурный цвет, пурпур ancient purple б) фиолетовый цвет 2) а) порфира б) одеяние кардинала 3) а) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) проза (в отличие от поэзии) б) прозаическое произведение в) уст. школьное сочинение 2) прозаичность 3) скучный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURPLE — purple.ogg 1. ʹpɜ:p(ə)l n 1. пурпурный, пурпуровый цвет, пурпур; багровый, багряный цвет, багрянец 2. фиолетовый, лиловый цвет 3. (the purple) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PROSE — prose.ogg 1. prəʋz n 1. проза prose composition - прозаическое сочинение prose works - прозаические произведения 2. прозаичность, проза prose …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PURPLE — purple сущ.1) а) пурпурный цвет, пурпур - ancient purple б) фиолетовый цвет 2) а) порфира б) одеяние кардинала 3) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PROSE — prose сущ.1) а) проза (в отличие от поэзии) б) прозаическое произведение в) устар. школьное сочинение 2) прозаичность 3) скучный человек …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PURPLE — 1. ʹpɜ:p(ə)l n 1. пурпурный, пурпуровый цвет, пурпур; багровый, багряный цвет, багрянец 2. фиолетовый, лиловый цвет 3. (the purple) 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PROSE — 1. prəʋz n 1. проза prose composition - прозаическое сочинение prose works - прозаические произведения 2. прозаичность, проза prose of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PURPLE — 1. _n. 1> пурпурный цвет, пурпур; - ancient purple 2> фиолетовый цвет 3> порфира 4> одеяние или сан кардинала; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PURPLE — 1. n. 1. пурпурный цвет, пурпур; - ancient purple 2. фиолетовый цвет 3. порфира 4. одеяние или сан кардинала; to …
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PURPLE — 1. _n. 1> пурпурный цвет, пурпур; ancient purple багрец (краска из багрянки) 2> фиолетовый цвет 3> порфира 4> одеяние или …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PURPLE — 1. сущ. 1) а) пурпурный цвет, пурпур ancient purple б) фиолетовый цвет 2) а) порфира б) одеяние кардинала 3) а) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) проза (в отличие от поэзии) б) прозаическое произведение в) уст. школьное сочинение 2) прозаичность 3) скучный …
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