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amaranthine

American  
[am-uh-ran-thin, -thahyn] / ˌæm əˈræn θɪn, -θaɪn /

adjective

  1. of or like the amaranth.

  2. unfading; everlasting.

    a woman of amaranthine loveliness.

  3. of purplish-red color.


amaranthine British  
/ ˌæməˈrænθaɪn /

adjective

  1. of a dark reddish-purple colour

  2. of or resembling the amaranth

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Etymology

Origin of amaranthine

First recorded in 1660–70; amaranth + -ine 1