adj
Meaning 1
Of a dark reddish purple colour.
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Standard Lemma guide
amaranthine
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adj
Meaning 2
Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.
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adj
Meaning 3
Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.
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adj
Meaning 4
Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.
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noun
Meaning 5
A dark reddish-purple colour.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
The amaranth flower.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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adjective
Meaning 7
of or related to the amaranth plant
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adjective satellite
Meaning 8
of an imaginary flower that never fades
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Synonyms: unfading
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History
Etymology
Coined by Milton, originally meaning "unfading", as amaranth + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “unfading”). Later used for color. First attested in the 1660s.