mauveness

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noun

The state or condition of being mauve; mauve colour.

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Meanings

nounmauveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being mauve; mauve colour.

    The tarnished mirror on the wall distorted and reproved her angry face in its mild mauveness.

    1923, Elizabeth Bowen, “Coming Home”, in Encounters, page 195
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    They resemble amethysts, and vary in colour from an opaque milky mauveness to a clear deep purple.

    1896, George Augustus Sala, Edmund Hodgson Yates, Temple bar

Origin

From mauve + -ness.

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APA

mauveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mauveness

MLA

“mauveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mauveness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mauveness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mauveness.

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