Color Names

Promised Amethyst

Dusty, faded amethyst, a promise of purple that didn't quite deliver.

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Promised Amethyst is a cool grey, close to purple.

It can be described as cool, muted, greyish and dusty.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Promised Amethyst

Promise

A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun promise means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity for good, similar to a value that is to be realized in the near future.

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Amethyst

Amethyst is a violet variety of natural quartz. Ancient Greeks wore amethyst and carved drinking vessels from it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication. Amethyst, a semiprecious stone, is often used in jewelry. It occurs mostly in association with calcite, quartz, smoky quartz, hematite, pyrite, fluorite, goethite, agate, and chalcedony.

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Lavender (color)

Lavender is a light shade of purple or violet. It applies particularly to the color of the flower of the same name.

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promised

Adjective

  1. Predicted; expected; anticipated.
  2. Under obligation to some future commitment, such as a marriage or vocation.

Verb

  1. simple past and past participle of promise
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amethyst

Noun

  1. A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.
  2. A purple colour.

Adjective

  1. Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
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