Word of the Day for Monday 21st March 2016
Amaranthine \ [am-uh-ran-thin, -thahyn]
adjective
- of a dark reddish-purple colour
- of or resembling the amaranth
Quotes Her name was Sally Travers. Dead now. Yet one day, one knows, in her everlasting memory, will be written some amaranthine song, to be heard sung through the streets of Dublin.
Origin of amaranthine -
Amaranthine comes from the Greek word
amáranton meaning "unfadingflower," formed from
the Greek maraínein, "to fade" and ánthos, "flower."
It entered English in the mid-1600's.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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