What does "magenta" mean?
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.
Magenta
/məˈd͡ʒɛntə/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: 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.
- Grammar: magenta is listed as adj, name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: amaranth, amethystine, basic magenta, color.
- Useful contrasts: german grün, green, green plant.
- Usage evidence: Magenta is the best color in the world!
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Definitions
Noun
- 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. countable, uncountable
"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!""
- 2 a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Having the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.
Adjective
- 1 of deep purplish red wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named.
- 2 A commune in Marne department, Grand Est, France, named after the Battle of Magenta.
- 3 A coastal locality in Central Coast council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Magenta is the best color in the world!"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "magenta"?
Common synonyms include: amaranth, amethystine, basic magenta, color, colorant, crystal magenta.
How do you use "magenta" in a sentence?
Magenta is the best color in the world!
How do you pronounce "magenta"?
Pronounced /məˈd͡ʒɛntə/.
Etymology
Borrowed from French magenta, from Italian Magenta, sometime after the colour was named after the town to celebrate the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859; possibly in reference to the colour of the uniforms worn by Zouave French troops there. The town's name derives from Latin castrum Maxentiae (“castle of Maxentius”).