mauve Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a moderate purple
  2. adjective satellite of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

WordNet

Mauve noun
Etymology
F., mallow, L. malva. So named from the similarity of the color to that of the petals of common mallow, Malva sylvestris. See Mallow.
Definitions
  1. A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.

Webster 1913