Definition of magenta
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: fuchsin
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: a deep purplish red
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Moreover, look at that tie—a shade of magenta rarely seen outside nuclear waste sites.
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Matt and Julie White, who are remodeling their new home in Newport Beach, Calif., have installed a 16-foot wall planted with lush kangaroo ferns and magenta-hue bromeliads in their interior courtyard with a pool.
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The colors are what everyone remembers: magenta, as previously seen in Mexico City, plus vermilion, aqua and chrome yellow.
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The packaging itself is a beautiful mod moment in magenta and sunset orange, or cobalt and shocking violet.
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Beyoncé was an early supporter, as was songstress Kehlani; not to mention, earlier this year, Cardi B was spotted wearing one of the brand's Matte Lip Whips in Très Jolie, a vibrant magenta, which is perennially sold out.
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One of the best is autumn sage, which blooms come fall a deep and sultry magenta.
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Inside, a bold aesthetic — walls of magenta and orange, and furniture to match — juxtaposes a menu of treatments meant to soothe.
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After some expository work, an older — and more womanly — Gloria emerges, and the pastel colors give way to a more sensual palette of royal purple, magenta, and metallics to suggest maturity.
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Origin and Etymology of magenta
Magenta, Italy
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First Known Use: 1860
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Definition of magenta for English Language Learners
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: a bright, deep purplish-red color
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