magenta

noun

ma·gen·ta | \mə-ˈjen-tə

Definition of magenta

2 : a deep purplish red

Examples of magenta in a Sentence

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Rooftops, pennants, pediments, columns, and banners, in flaming shades of magenta, vermilion, chrome yellow, and aqua, as if King Arthur’s Court and Ringling Brothers joined forces and spent too much time in the sun. — Alexandra Lange, Curbed, "Lessons from LA’s 1984 Summer Olympics," 17 May 2018 Tarte released a special edition color of their already ocean-friendly Color Splash Hydrating Lipstick — a dewy magenta shade dubbed Sea Goddess. — Macaela Mackenzie, Allure, "Tarte's Full Mermaid Makeup Collection Just Dropped and It's Pool-Side Beauty Goals," 15 Mar. 2018 The installation — overlooking Evans Way Park, near the museum entrance — is massive, rectangular, and divided horizontally into three even sections: the top third, magenta; the middle, brown; and the bottom, silver. — Graham Ambrose, BostonGlobe.com, "Installation at the Gardner honors the ‘unfinished business’ of Freddie Gray," 28 June 2018 The magenta, based on a portrait shot, represents Gray’s life. — Graham Ambrose, BostonGlobe.com, "Installation at the Gardner honors the ‘unfinished business’ of Freddie Gray," 28 June 2018 The golder-than-gold highlighter, the magenta-and-orange eye-shadow palette, and the mint-green lipstick are just three examples. — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, "Rihanna Dropped a New Fenty Beauty Palette, and It’s Spicy," 25 June 2018 Knock Out succeeds wildly as a bulletproof flowering shrub, but the plant is stiff in its habit and the off-key magenta bloom is hard to love. — Adrian Higgins, sacbee, "As for beauty and fragrance, the rambler comes up roses," 15 June 2018 Moreover, look at that tie—a shade of magenta rarely seen outside nuclear waste sites. — Sam Schube, GQ, "Trump's economic adviser has one very unnecessary rule for wearing a suit.," 29 May 2018 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. — WSJ, "When Your Home Has Its Very Own Jungle," 24 May 2018

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