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mauveness

mauveness noun: the state or condition of being mauve; mauve colour.

Noun

mauveness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being mauve; mauve colour.
    • They resemble amethysts, and vary in colour from an opaque milky mauveness to a clear deep purple.1896, George Augustus Sala, Edmund Hodgson Yates, Temple bar
    • The tarnished mirror on the wall distorted and reproved her angry face in its mild mauveness.1923, Elizabeth Bowen, “Coming Home”, in Encounters, page 195

Origin of mauveness

From mauve + -ness.

Questions about mauveness

What does mauveness mean?
Mauveness means the state or condition of being mauve; mauve colour.
What part of speech is mauveness?
Mauveness is a noun.

Words near mauveness in the dictionary

  1. mauveine
  2. mauveines
  3. mauvelous
  4. mauvelouses
  5. mauvely
  6. mauveness
  7. mauver
  8. mauves
  9. mauvest
  10. mauvette
  11. mauvettes

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