magenta

¹

[ muh-jen-tuh ]

noun

1. fuchsin.
2. a purplish red.

Magenta

²

[ muh-jen-tuh ]

noun

1. a town in N Italy, W of Milan: the French and Sardinians defeated the Austrians here 1859.

magenta

/ məˈdʒɛntə /

noun

1. 1. a deep purplish red that is the complementary colour of green and, with yellow and cyan, forms a set of primary colours
   2. ( as adjective )

      a magenta filter

2. another name for fuchsin

Word History and Origins

Origin of magenta¹

After Magenta, because the dye was discovered the year of the battle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of magenta¹

C19: named after Magenta, Italy, alluding to the blood shed in a battle there (1859)

Example Sentences

Officers working on Operation Magenta have so far looked at more than three million pages of documents, including the medical records of more than 750 patients.

From BBC

Magenta is the worst and deadliest of five heat threat categories, hitting everybody with what the agencies are calling “rare and/or long-duration extreme heat with little to no overnight relief.”

From Seattle Times

The ground floor gallery at Magenta Plains is configured as a chapel — but of what faith?

From New York Times

Magenta explosions of bougainvillea frothed over the kitchen’s gates and the cinder-block walls of the vacant lot next door.

From Los Angeles Times

Magenta Sport TV showed the fan throwing the beer at the referee’s face.

From Seattle Times

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