magenta

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məˈdʒɛntə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/məˈdʒɛntə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mə jen′tə)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ma•gen•ta /məˈdʒɛntə/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. a purplish red color.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ma•gen•ta  (mə jen′tə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistryfuchsin.
  2. a purplish red.
[after Magenta, because the dye was discovered the year of the battle].
Ma•gen•ta  (mə jen′tə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a town in N Italy, W of Milan: the French and Sardinians defeated the Austrians here 1859. 23,690.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
magenta /məˈdʒɛntə/ n
    • a deep purplish red that is the complementary colour of green and, with yellow and cyan, forms a set of primary colours
    • (as adjective): a magenta filter
  2. another name for fuchsin
Etymology: 19th Century: named after Magenta, Italy, alluding to the blood shed in a battle there (1859)
'magenta' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cyan - green - primary colour - yellow - basic magenta - corn cockle - dye transfer - four-color process - fuchsin - MacMahon - pride-of-California - process printing - subtractive color - subtractive process

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