mauve

[məʊv]

mauve Definition

  • 1a pale purple color
  • 2a plant of the mallow family with mauve, pink, or white flowers

Using mauve: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "mauve" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

  • Example

    The walls of her bedroom were painted in a soft shade of mauve.

  • Example

    The mauve flowers in the garden were in full bloom.

  • Example

    She wore a beautiful mauve dress to the party.

mauve Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for mauve

Phrases with mauve

  • a species of jellyfish with a mauve-colored bell and long tentacles

    Example

    The beach was closed due to the presence of mauve stingers.

  • an aniline dye used to produce a purple color

    Example

    The chemist William Henry Perkin discovered mauveine in 1856.

  • a genetic factor that determines the presence of a protein in the blood that can cause hemophilia

    Example

    The mother was a carrier of the mauve factor, which explained why her son had hemophilia.

Origins of mauve

from French 'malva', from Latin 'malva' meaning 'mallow'

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Summary: mauve in Brief

Mauve [məʊv] is a pale purple color and a type of plant with mauve, pink, or white flowers. It is often used to describe colors, as in 'She wore a beautiful mauve dress to the party.' Mauve also has specific meanings in contexts like biology, chemistry, and genetics, such as 'mauve stinger,' 'mauveine,' and 'mauve factor.'