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
We are not in a hurry, because the crown we are seeking is amaranthine, unfading.
From Our Lady Saint Mary by J. G. H. Barry
Ev'n now he claims the amaranthine wreath, With scenes that glow, with images that breathe!
From Poems by Samuel Rogers
And quickly flew the winged hours; Love seem to wreath his fairy chain Of blooming amaranthine flow'rs.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 481, March 19, 1831 by Various
There in amaranthine glory I will sit at Jesus' feet; There I'll sing the sweet old story As I walk the golden street.
From Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians by Charles Ebert Orr
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