ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Magenta

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /məˈd͡ʒɛntə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Magenta is a noun meaning Having the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

Meaning

Having the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

More Meanings

  1. A color which is close to the equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and light blue.

Example Sentences

Mrs Dibble's face blazed with a magenta uprush of blood at that ultimatum and she screamed, "You dare try to do me out of my gin too! You dare!"

Word Forms

Synonyms for magenta

Depending on context, synonyms include fuchsia, fuchsine, chromatic, colored.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fuchsia, colored, chromatic, cyan, red, fuchsine.

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