mauve

Mauve is defined as a pale purplish/pink color with gray overtones.

(noun)

An example of mauve is a pale/purplish pink lipstick.

The definition of mauve is something that is a pale/purplish pink color with gray overtones.

(adjective)

A pale purplish/pink flower is an example of something that would be described as a mauve flower.

See mauve in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a purple dye and pigment that is produced by oxidizing aniline, used for wool, silk, etc.
any of several shades of delicate purple

Origin: Fr, mallow < L malva, mallow: from the color of the mallow

adjective

of such a color

See mauve in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A moderate grayish violet to moderate reddish purple.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French mallow

Origin: , from Latin malva; see mallow

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