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Mauve vs Lilac - What's the difference?

mauve | lilac |

As nouns the difference between lilac and mauve

is that lilac is a large shrub of the genus Syringa, bearing white, pale pink, or purple flowers while mauve is a bright purple synthetic dye.

As adjectives the difference between lilac and mauve

is that lilac is (colour) having a pale purple colour while mauve is having a pale purple colour.

mauve

English

(wikipedia mauve)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A bright purple synthetic dye.
  • The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "mauve")

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having a pale purple colour.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "mauve")

    See also

    * ----

    lilac

    English

    (wikipedia)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large shrub of the genus Syringa , bearing white, pale pink or purple flowers.
  • *
  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • A flower of the lilac shrub.
  • A pale purple colour, the colour of some lilac flowers.
  • :

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colour) having a pale purple colour.

    • See also

    * syringa * bunchflower *

    Derived terms

    * lilacky

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