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amaranthine

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˌæm.əˈɹæn.θɪn/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aaaehimnnrtStarts with AEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. of an imaginary flower that never fades

Word origin

Coined by Milton, originally meaning "unfading", as amaranth + -ine, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos, “unfading”). Later used for color. First attested in the 1660s.

Used in a sentence

  • The giantesses lift arms like the trunks of sycamores, each finger tipped with an amaranthine talon.
  • Ah! when the eternal morning dawns, And amaranthines shall displace the thorns […]
  • Ah! is Thy love indeed A weed, albeit an amaranthine weed, Suffering no flowers except its own to mount?

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