amaranthine

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A dark reddish-purple colour.
2. (countable, uncountable) The amaranth flower.

Adj

1. Of a dark reddish purple colour.
2. Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.
3. Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.
4. Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.

Concepten

amarant

Synoniemen

unfading

nonfinite

purple

spaceless

infy

Vertalingen

uferlos

αμάραντος

αμαράντινος

illimité

infinita

ebedi

horozibiğine ait

ölmez

rengi mora çalan

solmaz

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌæm.əˈɹæn.θɪn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Coined by Milton, originally meaning "unfading", as amaranth + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “unfading”). Later used for color. First attested in the 1660s.