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Definition of mauve

mauve

/moʊv/
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Adjective:mauve
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1

Having a pale purple or purplish-pink color.

Example

"She decorated the guest bedroom with elegant mauve curtains."

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• noun

1

A pale purple or purplish-pink color.

Example

"The sunset painted the evening sky in soft shades of gold and mauve."

2

A strong purple dye, historically the first synthetic aniline dye.

Example

"Perkin's discovery of mauve revolutionized the textile and fashion industries of the Victorian era."

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mauritania
mauritius
mausoleum
mauve
maxilla
maxillaria
maxim

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from French 'mauve' (meaning 'mallow'), derived from Latin 'malva'. It came to describe the pale purple color of the mallow flower. The term gained widespread prominence in 1856 when English chemist William Perkin accidentally discovered the first synthetic organic dye, mauveine.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Mauve. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/mauve
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