MAUVES Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word mauves. (close relations)
Definition of MAUVES
mauve
Best Alternative Words for MAUVES
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amethyst | nounn | |||||||
noun • a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone adjective satellite • of a moderate purple color | ||||||||
eggplant | nounn | |||||||
noun • egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow • hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | ||||||||
grape | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters • any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries • a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot | ||||||||
heliotrope | nounn | |||||||
noun • green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood | ||||||||
lavender | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated • a pale purple color adjective satellite • of a pale purple color | ||||||||
lilac | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers adjective satellite • of a pale purple color | ||||||||
mulberry | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry • sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus | ||||||||
periwinkle | nounn | |||||||
noun • chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers • commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked • edible marine gastropod | ||||||||
plum | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone • any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit • a highly desirable position or assignment adverb • exactly • completely; used as intensifiers | ||||||||
violet | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers • a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum adjective satellite • of a color intermediate between red and blue |