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Word of the Day 05/07/25 Amaranthine
Amaranthine (adjective)
amaranthine [ am-uh-ran-thin, -thahyn ]
adjective
1. of or like the amaranth.
2. unfading; everlasting: a woman of amaranthine loveliness.
3. of purplish-red color.
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Origin: First recorded in 1660–70; amaranth + -ine
Example Sentences
They only amaranthine flower on earth Is virtue.
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Thoughts of amaranthine bloom will spring up in the fields ploughed to give food to suffering men.
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No longer can we live without the amaranthine cup.
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At the bottom of this dell the flowers have an amaranthine bloom.
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They led the little one to amaranthine bowers, and wreathed around his temples the flowers that never fade.
From Project Gutenberg
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
amaranthine [ am-uh-ran-thin, -thahyn ]
adjective
1. of or like the amaranth.
2. unfading; everlasting: a woman of amaranthine loveliness.
3. of purplish-red color.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1660–70; amaranth + -ine
Example Sentences
They only amaranthine flower on earth Is virtue.
From Project Gutenberg
Thoughts of amaranthine bloom will spring up in the fields ploughed to give food to suffering men.
From Project Gutenberg
No longer can we live without the amaranthine cup.
From Project Gutenberg
At the bottom of this dell the flowers have an amaranthine bloom.
From Project Gutenberg
They led the little one to amaranthine bowers, and wreathed around his temples the flowers that never fade.
From Project Gutenberg
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.