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amaranthine.

A dark reddish-purple colour.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌæm.əˈɹæn.θɪn//-θaɪn/
  1. A dark reddish-purple colour.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The amaranth flower.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Coined by Milton, originally meaning "unfading", as amaranth + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “unfading”). Later used for color. First attested in the 1660s.

adj/ˌæm.əˈɹæn.θɪn//-θaɪn/
  1. Of a dark reddish purple colour.

  2. Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.

  3. Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.

  4. Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.

Where this word comes from

Coined by Milton, originally meaning "unfading", as amaranth + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “unfading”). Later used for color. First attested in the 1660s.

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