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- [mohv]
- /moʊv/
- /məʊv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mohv]
- /moʊv/
Definitions of mauve word
- noun mauve a pale bluish purple. 1
- noun mauve a purple dye obtained from aniline, discovered in 1856: the first of the coal-tar dyes. 1
- adjective mauve of the color of mauve: a mauve dress. 1
- noun mauve (historical) A bright purple synthetic dye. 1
- adjective mauve pale blue-purple in colour 1
- noun mauve pale blue-purple colour 1
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Origin of mauve
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < French: literally, mallow < Latin malva mallow
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Parts of speech for Mauve
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conjunction
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mauve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mauve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mauve
adj mauve
- plum — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
- lilac — any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- violet — a female given name.
- violaceous — belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants. Compare violet family.
noun mauve
- periwinkle — Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers.
- amethyst — Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
- purple — any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone.
- mulberry — the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.
- orchid — any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers. Compare orchid family.
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