Difference between Mauve and Pink

What is the difference between Mauve and Pink?

Mauve as a noun is a bright purple synthetic dye. while Pink as a noun is any of various flowers in the genus dianthus, sometimes called carnations.

Mauve

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bright purple synthetic dye. The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: having a pale purple colour.

Pink

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.To prick with a sword.To emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.excellence, perfectionhunting pink; scarletA colour between red and white; pale red.One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 6 points.The European minnow.A young salmon.A unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare babbitt, bourgeoisie.A narrow boat.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a colour between red and white; pale red.Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.Having conjunctivitis.By comparison to red (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism without actually being a Russian-style communist: a pinko.

We hope you now know whether to use Mauve or Pink in your sentence.

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