English▸ noun [mass noun] a light mauvish-crimson which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to green:
bright pink double flowers each lined in dark magenta
[as modifier] a short magenta dress.
▪ the dye fuchsin.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century: named after Magenta in northern Italy, site of a battle (1859) fought shortly before the red dye was discovered.