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As a noun, mauve means the colour of this dye. As an adjective, it means having a pale purple colour.

Meanings of mauve

4 meanings

noun

  1. The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.

Older and rare meanings (1)
  1. historicalA bright purple synthetic dye.

adjective

  1. Having a pale purple colour.

  2. Of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

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