Definition of MAGENTA

magenta

Plural: magentas

Noun

  • A purplish-red color or a dye producing this hue.
  • a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
  • a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
  • A color which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and blue light.

Adjective Satellite

  • of deep purplish red

Adj

  • Having the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

Examples

  • The tiles for MAGENTA perfectly fit the open triple word score, painting the board with points.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French magenta, from Italian Magenta, sometime after the colour was named after the town to celebrate the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859; possibly in reference to the colour of the uniforms worn by Zouave French troops there. The town's name derives from Latin castrum Maxentiae (“castle of Maxentius”).

Synonyms

Battle of Magenta, fuchsia, fuchsine

Scrabble Score: 10

magenta: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
magenta: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
magenta: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

magenta: valid Words With Friends Word