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amarantine

/ˌæm.əˈɹæn.tɪn/

amarantine is the alternative form of amaranthine.

Meaning of amaranthine

Noun

amaranthine (countable and uncountable, plural amaranthines)

  1. A dark reddish-purple colour.
    • The giantesses lift arms like the trunks of sycamores, each finger tipped with an amaranthine talon.1981, Gene Wolfe, chapter VIII, in The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun; 2), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, page 72
  2. The amaranth flower.
    • Ah! when the eternal morning dawns,
      And amaranthines shall displace the thorns […]1857, Eleanor Duckworth, Milly Wentworth, Poems and Sketches, page 65

See all 6 meanings of amaranthine

Forms of amarantine

comparativemore amarantine
superlativemost amarantine

Origin of amarantine

From Latin amarantinus, from Ancient Greek ἀμαράντινος (amarántinos).

Questions about amarantine

What is amarantine the alternative form of?
Amarantine is the alternative form of amaranthine.
How do you pronounce amarantine?
Amarantine is pronounced /ˌæm.əˈɹæn.tɪn/.

Words near amarantine in the dictionary

  1. amaranthins
  2. amaranths
  3. amaranthus
  4. amaranthuses
  5. amarantin
  6. amarantine
  7. amarantite
  8. amarants
  9. amarantus
  10. Amarao
  11. Amarapura

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