amaranthine

amaranthine
amaranthine (adj.) 1660s, "unfading, undying," poetic (apparently coined by Milton), also amarantine; see AMARANTH (Cf. amaranth). Later used of a purple color.

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  • Amaranthine — Am a*ran thine, a. 1. Of or pertaining to amaranth. Amaranthine bowers. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying. [1913 Webster] They only amaranthine flower on earth Is virtue. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 3. Of a purplish… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • amaranthine — index durable, perpetual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • amaranthine — [am΄ə ran′thin, am΄ə ran′thēn΄, am΄ə ran′thīn΄] adj. 1. of or like the amaranth 2. unfading or undying 3. dark purplish red …   English World dictionary

  • amaranthine — /am euh ran thin, thuyn/, adj. 1. of or like the amaranth. 2. unfading; everlasting: a woman of amaranthine loveliness. 3. of purplish red color. [1660 70; AMARANTH + INE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • amaranthine — adjective Date: 1667 1. a. of or relating to an amaranth b. undying 2. of the color amaranth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • amaranthine — 1. noun A dark reddish purple colour. 2. adjective a) Of a dark reddish purple colour b) unfading, eternal, immortal, infini …   Wiktionary

  • amaranthine — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Enduring for all time: ceaseless, endless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, never ending, perpetual, unending, world without end. Archaic: eterne. See CONTINUE …   English dictionary for students

  • amaranthine — immortal; undying; deep purple red colour Colour Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • amaranthine — adj. undying, never fading; reddish purple …   English contemporary dictionary

  • amaranthine — a. 1. Of the amaranth, like an amaranth. 2. Unfading, fadeless, imperishable, undecaying, undying, deathless, immortal, perennial, ever blooming, ever vernal. 3. Purplish, purpureal, amethystine …   New dictionary of synonyms

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