magenta
Having the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purpleHaving the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.
» It's too bright to be magenta.
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1 sensesHaving the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.
пу́рпу́рныйpúrpúrnyj, сире́невыйsirénevyj, фукси́новыйfuksínovyj
пу́рпурнийpúrpurnyj
- of deep purplish red
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Origin
Borrowed from French magenta, from Italian Magenta, in commemoration of the Franco-ItalianBorrowed from French magenta, from Italian Magenta, in commemoration of the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859. An aniline dye in this colour had been invented the same year by French chemist François-Emmanuel Verguin and was named in honour of the battle. The town's name derives from Latin Castra Maxentia (“the camp named Maxentia”), referring to the emperor Maxentius. Compare Castra Regina for a similar appositional use of a proper noun with castra.
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Forms
more magenta, most magenta| Comparative | more magenta Lesson |
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| Superlative | most magenta Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form