Mauve

Quick meaning: Mauve is a noun meaning A pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded.

Meaning

A pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded.

More Meanings

1. Having a pale purple colour.
2. (historical) A rich purple synthetic dye, which faded easily, briefly popular c. 1859‒1873 and now called mauveine.

Example Sentences

[A]long their time-marked walls wistaria threw patches of mauve blossom.

Never trust a woman who wears mauve, whatever her age may be, or a woman over thirty-five who is fond of pink ribbons.

Word Forms

• mauves
• mauver
• mauvest

Synonyms for mauve

Depending on context, synonyms include chromatic, colored.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include colored, chromatic, purple, mauvette, mauvaniline, mauvelous.

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