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Mauve

//mɔːv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a pale purple colour.

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    of a pale to moderate greyish violet color wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A rich purple synthetic dye, which faded easily, briefly popular c. 1859‒1873 and now called mauveine. countable, historical, uncountable
  2. 2
    a moderate purple wordnet
  3. 3
    A pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded. countable, uncountable

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mauve (“mallow”), from Latin malva, which has a purple colour. Doublet of mallow. Coined in 1856 by the chemist William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first aniline dye.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French mauve (“mallow”), from Latin malva, which has a purple colour. Doublet of mallow. Coined in 1856 by the chemist William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first aniline dye.

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