Mauve Definition

mōv
mauves, mauvest
noun
A purple dye and pigment that is produced by oxidizing aniline: used on wool, silk, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of several shades of delicate purple.
Webster's New World

The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.

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adjective
mauvest
Of such a color.
Webster's New World
Having a pale purple colour.
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Other Word Forms of Mauve

Noun

Singular:
mauve
Plural:
mauves

Adjective

Base Form:
mauve
Superlative:
mauvest

Origin of Mauve

  • From French mauve, from Latin malva, "˜mallow', which has a purple colour. First coined in 1856 by the chemist William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first aniline dye.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French mallow from Latin malva mallow

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mauve Sentence Examples

  • The flowers are pure white or pale mauve.

  • Dark skin tones tend to look best in eye shadows of mauve, bronze, and medium to deep purple.

  • It comes in mauve and is trimmed in grey lace.

  • Since I've always been fond of pinks, nudes and roses in particular, I picked up Sex Machine, which is described as a "pink mauve" by the company.

  • Line lips with a neutral lip liner and fill in lips with a mauve or pink-brown lipstick.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAU

Words Ending With

EVEUVE

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