noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæməɹænθ/
Received-Pronunciation:/-ɹænt/
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General-American:/ˈæməˌɹænθ/
CMU ARPABET:AE1 M ER0 AE2 N TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An imaginary flower that does not wither.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, poetic, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: amaranthus, pigweed
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A red to purple azo dye used as a biological stain, and in some countries in cosmetics and as a food colouring. See Amaranth (dye).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grain, caryopsis
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek μαραίνω (maraínō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos)der. Latin amarantusder. French amarantebor. ▲ Latin amarantusbor. English amaranth Borrowed from French amarante, or directly from its etymon Latin amarantus (the word ending influenced by plant names derived from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “a bloom, blossom, flower”)), from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “eternal, undying, unfading, unwilting; amaranth; everlasting flower”) (modern Greek αμάραντος (amárantos)), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, the alpha privativum, a prefix forming words having a sense opposite to the word or stem to which it is attached) + μαραίνω (maraínō, “to shrivel, wither”) + -τος (-tos, suffix forming adjectives).
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
amarantti
— imaginary flower that does not wither
Russian:
амара́нт
(amaránt)
— imaginary flower that does not wither
Armenian:
հավակատար
(havakatar)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Armenian:
զիմել
(zimel)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Armenian:
ծիմել
(cimel)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Middle Armenian:
ծմել
(cmel)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Azerbaijani:
qaratəpə
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Catalan:
amarant
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Czech:
laskavec
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Dutch:
amarant
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Esperanto:
amaranto
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Faroese:
amarant
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Finnish:
revonhäntä
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
French:
amarante
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
French:
amarantacée
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Galician:
beldro
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Galician:
beldrogo
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
German:
Amarant
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Greek:
αμάραντος
(amárantos)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Hebrew:
ירבוז
(yarbúz)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Hindi:
चौलाई
(caulāī)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Hungarian:
amaránt
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Hungarian:
disznóparéj
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Irish:
amarantas
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Italian:
amaranto
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Japanese:
アマランス
(amaransu)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Japanese:
アマランサス
(amaransasu)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Korean:
비름
(bireum)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Magahi:
𑂏𑂵𑂢𑂹𑂡𑂰𑂩𑂲
(gendhārī)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Malayalam:
അഗത്തി
(agatti)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Malayalam:
അമരാൻത്
(amarāṉtŭ)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Nahuatl:
huauhtli
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Navajo:
tłʼohdeeí hoshí
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Persian:
آمارنطون
(âmârantun)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Polish:
szarłat
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Polish:
amarant
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Portuguese:
amaranto
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Punjabi:
ਚੁਲਾਈ
(culāī)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Quechua:
ataqu
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Romanian:
amarant
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Russian:
амара́нт
(amaránt)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Russian:
щири́ца
(ščiríca)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Sanskrit:
वास्तुकम्
(vāstukam)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Serbo-Croatian:
šćȋr
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Slovene:
amaránt
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Slovene:
ščír
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Spanish:
amaranto
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Spanish:
bledo
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Spanish:
borlones
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Tagalog:
amaranto
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Tagalog:
uray
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Tamil:
முளைக்கீரை
(muḷaikkīrai)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Tewa:
súu
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Turkish:
amarant
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Ukrainian:
щириця
(ščyrycja)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Ukrainian:
амарант
(amarant)
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Vietnamese:
dền
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Vietnamese:
giền
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Xhosa:
unomdlobhoyi
— herb of the genus Amaranthus
Arabic:
قطيفة
(qatifa)
— purplish-red colour
Catalan:
amarant
— purplish-red colour
Chinese Mandarin:
紫紅色 /紫红色
(zǐhóngsè)
— purplish-red colour
