[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

magenta \magen"ta\ m.aje^n"t.a, n. chem.
   an aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a
   green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of
   red; also, the color; -- so called from magenta, in italy, in
   allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye
   was discovered. called also fuchsin, fuchsine, roseine,
   etc.
   1913 webster

   2. the purplish-red color of magenta.
      pjc
see also:
fuchsin fuchsine roseine 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

colorful \colorful\ adj.
   1. having striking color. opposite of colorless.

   note: narrower terms: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
         shot; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
         prismatic; psychedelic; red, ruddy, flushed,
         empurpled

   syn: colourful.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. striking in variety and interest. opposite of colorless
      or dull. narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
      flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; flashy, gaudy,
      jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty; picturesque
      wordnet 1.5

   3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
      as, colored crepe paper. opposite of colorless and
      monochrome.

   note: narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; amber,
         brownish-yellow, yellow-brown; amethyst; auburn,
         reddish-brown; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
         azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; bicolor,
         bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome; blue,
         bluish, light-blue, dark-blue; blushful,
         blush-colored, rosy; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
         brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; canary,
         canary-yellow; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
         chartreuse; chestnut; dun; earth-colored,
         earthlike; fuscous; green, greenish, light-green,
         dark-green; jade, jade-green; khaki; lavender,
         lilac; mauve; moss green, mosstone; motley,
         multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
         painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
         varicolored, varicoloured; mousy, mouse-colored;
         ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
         orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
         purple, violet, purplish; red, blood-red, carmine,
         cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
         scarlet; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
         rust, rusty, rust-colored; snuff, snuff-brown,
         snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
         snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown; sorrel,
         brownish-orange; stone, stone-gray; straw-color,
         straw-colored, straw-coloured; tan; tangerine;
         tawny; ultramarine; umber; vermilion,
         vermillion, cinibar, chinese-red; yellow, yellowish;
         yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; blae
         bluish-black or gray-blue; coral; creamy; cress
         green, cresson, watercress; hazel; honey,
         honey-colored; huedpostnominal; magenta;
         maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
         sea-green also see: chromatic, colored, dark,
         light.

   syn: colored, coloured, in colorpredicate.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
colorless changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot deep, rich flaming fluorescent, glowing prismatic 
psychedelic red, ruddy, flushed, empurpled dull brave, fine, gay, glorious flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained 
flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty picturesque monochrome tinted touched, tinged 
amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown amethyst auburn, reddish-brown aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue 
bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome blue, bluish, light-blue, dark-blue blushful, blush-colored, rosy bottle-green bronze, bronzy 
brown, brownish, dark-brown buff canary, canary-yellow caramel, caramel brown carnation 
chartreuse chestnut dun earth-colored, earthlike fuscous 
green, greenish, light-green, dark-green jade, jade-green khaki lavender, lilac mauve 
moss green, mosstone motley, multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured mousy, mouse-colored ocher, ochre olive-brown 
olive-drab olive orange, orangish peacock-blue pink, pinkish 
purple, violet, purplish red, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet red, reddish rose, roseate rose-red 
rust, rusty, rust-colored snuff, snuff-brown, snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored, snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown sorrel, brownish-orange stone, stone-gray straw-color, straw-colored, straw-coloured 
tan tangerine tawny ultramarine umber 
vermilion, vermillion, cinibar, chinese-red yellow, yellowish yellow-green avocado bay 
beige blae bluish-black or gray-blue coral creamy cress green, cresson, watercress 
hazel honey, honey-colored huedpostnominal magenta maroon 
pea-green russet sage, sage-green sea-green chromatic 
colored dark light 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

magenta
     adj : deep purplish red
     n 1: a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year
          of the battle of magenta syn: fuchsia
     2: a battle in 1859 in which the french and sardinian forces
        under napoleon iii defeated the austrians under francis
        joseph i syn: battle of magenta
see also:
fuchsia battle of magenta 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

22 moby thesaurus words for "magenta":
   amethystine, lavender, lilac, livid, mauve, mulberry, orchid,
   pansy-purple, plum-colored, plum-purple, purple, purplescent,
   purplish, purply, purpurate, purpure, purpureal, purpurean,
   purpureous, raisin-colored, violaceous, violet

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