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magenta

ma-gen′ta

(mȧ-jĕn′tȧ)
,
Noun.
(Chem.)
An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; – so called from
Magenta
, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also
fuchsin
,
fuchsine
,
roseine
, etc.

Definition 2024

Magenta

Magenta

See also: magenta

English

Proper noun

Magenta

  1. a town in Northern Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named.

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Anagrams

magenta

magenta

See also: Magenta

English

Noun

magenta ‎(plural magentas)

  1. A light purple, purplish-red, or pinkish purple colour obtained by mixing red and blue light (thus a secondary colour), but primary in the CMYK colour system used in printing.
    web magenta (additive magenta) colour:    
    printer's magenta (subtractive magenta) colour:    
    Prismacolor magenta (original magenta) colour:    

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Synonyms

Adjective

magenta ‎(comparative more magenta, superlative most magenta)

  1. having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

Translations

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Colors in English · colors, colours (layout · text)
     red      green      yellow      cream      white
     crimson      magenta      teal      lime      pink
     indigo      blue      orange      gray, grey      violet
     black      purple      brown      azure, sky blue      cyan

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Catalan

Noun

magenta f ‎(uncountable)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

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Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
     roig, vermell      verd      groc      crema      blanc
     carmesí      magenta      xarxet      verd lima      rosa
     indi      blau      taronja      gris      violat
     negre      lila, porpra      marró      atzur      cian

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːˈɣɛntaː/
  • IPA(key): /maːˈdʒɛntaː/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta n ‎(plural magenta's)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta ‎(invariable, comparative meer magenta, superlative meest magenta)

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

Inflection

Inflection of magenta
uninflected magenta
inflected magenta
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial magenta
indefinite m./f. sing. magenta
n. sing. magenta
plural magenta
definite magenta
partitive magenta's

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Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     rood      groen      geel      roomwit      wit
     karmijnrood      magenta      groenblauw/petrolblauw      groengeel/limoengroen      roze
     indigo      blauw      oranje      grijs      violet
     zwart      paars      bruin      azuurblauw      blauwgroen/cyaan

Finnish

Noun

magenta

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

French

Noun

magenta m ‎(uncountable)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

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Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     rouge      vert      jaune      crème      blanc
     cramoisi      magenta      bleu canard      vert citron      rose
     indigo      bleu      orange      gris      violet
     noir      pourpre      brun      azur      cyan

Italian

Noun

magenta m ‎(invariable)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta ‎(invariable)

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

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Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     rosso      verde      giallo      beige      bianco
     cremisi      magenta      blu petrolio, foglia di tè      limetta      rosa
     indaco      blu      arancione      grigio      violetta
     nero      viola      marrone      azzurro      ciano

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): maˈɡɛ̃nta
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta f

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta n, f pl, n pl

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

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Colors in Polish · kolory (layout · text)
     czerwony      zielony      żółty      beżowy      biały
     karmazyn      magenta      morski      limonkowy      różowy
     indygo      niebieski      pomarańczowy      szary      fuksjowy
     czarny      purpurowy      brązowy      błękitny      cyjan

Portuguese

Noun

magenta m (uncountable)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta ‎(plural magenta, comparable)

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

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Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     vermelho      verde      amarelo      creme      branco
     carmim      magenta      azul-petróleo      lima      rosa,
cor-de-rosa
     índigo,
anil 		     azul      laranja,
cor-de-laranja 		     cinza      violeta
     preto      roxo      castanho,
marrom 		     azul céu      ciano

Spanish

Noun

magenta m ‎(uncountable)

  1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta m, f ‎(plural magenta)

  1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

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