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mauve

/məʊv/

/moʊv/

Translations

mauvenoun

mauves

/məʊv/

/moʊv/

mauveNom de couleur.

She chose a dress in a soft mauve for the wedding.

Elle a choisi une robe d’un mauve doux pour le mariage.

Additional translations

Synonyms

pale violet

pale purple

mauveadjective

more mauve

Comp.

most mauve

Super.

/məʊv/

/moʊv/

She wore a mauve dress to the party, which complemented her complexion beautifully.

Elle portait une robe mauve à la fête, ce qui mettait joliment son teint en valeur.

Synonyms

mauvenoun

A pale purple color named after the mallow flower.

She chose a dress in a soft mauve for the wedding.

A synthetic aniline dye (mauveine) that produces a pale purple colour.

The discovery of mauve in 1856 marked the beginning of the synthetic dye industry.

mauveadjective

Of a pale purple color.

She wore a mauve dress to the party, which complemented her complexion beautifully.