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[ muh-jen-tuh ] / məˈdʒɛn tə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR magenta ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of magentaafter Magenta, because the dye was discovered the year of the battle. Words nearby magentaMagellanic cloud, Magellanic Clouds, Magellan, Strait of, Magen David, Magendie, magenta, magfilm, maggid, Maggie, Maggiore, maggot Definition for magenta (2 of 2)[ muh-jen-tuh ] / məˈdʒɛn tə /
nouna town in N Italy, W of Milan: the French and Sardinians defeated the Austrians here 1859. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for magentaShe looks like your typical granny—gray hair, wrinkles, dentures—and slowly stumbles about her apartment in a magenta tracksuit. ‘My Granny The Escort’: Meet 85-Year-Old Sheila Vogel-Coupe, Britain’s Oldest Prostitute|Marlow Stern|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST She introduced the tiny jewel to Western audiences from behind a wash of magenta fringe. Indian-Inspired Bindis a Hot Trend in Winter Bling|Misty White Sidell|January 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST Clad in a magenta Marc Jacobs gown and RuPaul hair, Gaga has been anticipating it on Twitter all week. Lady Gaga Covers Vogue With RuPaul Hair; Kate Bosworth Engaged|The Daily Beast|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST Eventually, this short, louche novel that began with warmth and zest and cheekiness, wanders around aimlessly in magenta caftans. Gloria Vanderbilt Gets Kinky|Megan Hustad|June 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The campaign of Magenta and Solferino took place ten years later. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8|Various The corolla is lilac or bluish, often with a magenta tube and magenta "eye." Field Book of Western Wild Flowers|Margaret Armstrong Ironweed of royal purple, maroon-shot, mingles in illogical harmony with the blue vervain and magenta trumpet-weeds. Minstrel Weather|Marian Storm Some of them were present on this occasion with their goggles, their magenta veils, and their brass voices. Atlantic Classics|Various In fact they obtained rosolic acid from magenta by the action of nitrous acid on the latter.
British Dictionary definitions for magenta
noun- a deep purplish red that is the complementary colour of green and, with yellow and cyan, forms a set of primary colours
- (as adjective)a magenta filter
another name for fuchsin Word Origin for magentaC19: named after Magenta, Italy, alluding to the blood shed in a battle there (1859) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to magentacolor, mauve, plum, lilac, lavender, periwinkle, violet, rose, flaming, maroon, glowing, cardinal, crimson, coral, wine, heliotrope, pomegranate, mulberry, amethyst, orchid |