Amaranthine

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or resembling an amaranth.
  • adjective. Eternally beautiful and unfading; everlasting.
  • adjective. Deep purple-red.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to the amaranth; consisting of, containing, or resembling amaranth.
  • Never-fading, like the amaranth of the poets; imperishable.
  • Of a purplish color. Also written amarantine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to amaranth.
  • adjective. Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying.
  • adjective. Of a purplish color.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A dark reddish purple colour.
  • adjective. Of a dark reddish purple colour
  • adjective. unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite
  • adjective. relating to the imaginary amaranth flower that never fades
  • adjective. relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or related to the amaranth plant
  • adjective. of an imaginary flower that never fades
  • Word Usage
    "The word amaranthine indicates both eternal, unfading beauty and (as related to the flower) a deep purple-red, and at least on me, Amaranthine is close to eternal - I get a good 24 to 36 hours of fun, and I wouldn't want to overspray."
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