amaranthine
Americanadjective
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of or like the amaranth.
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unfading; everlasting.
a woman of amaranthine loveliness.
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of purplish-red color.
adjective
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of a dark reddish-purple colour
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of or resembling the amaranth
Etymology
Origin of amaranthine
Example Sentences
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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.
From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2019
His manly brow was decked with epic laurels that can never lose their amaranthine freshness whilst patriotic fire glows or history endures.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll
It is for this crown of amaranthine glory, or blessed eternal salvation, that we are to watch and labor with fear and trembling.
From Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians by Orr, Charles Ebert
No longer can we live without the amaranthine cup.
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar
At the bottom of this dell the flowers have an amaranthine bloom.
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by J?kai, M?r
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