Pronunciation guide
How to pronounce mauve
MOHV - one syllable, rhyming with 'stove'
US/moʊv/
moʊv
UK/məʊv/
məʊv
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Common mistake
Not 'mawv' rhyming with 'have'; it is 'MOHV', rhyming with 'stove'.
What “mauve” means
A pale purple or violet colour.
The synthetic aniline dye, now called mauveine, that first produced this colour in 1856.
In a sentence
- The old dye mauveine gave a rich purple color that faded over time.
- The fabric carried a pale mauve hue, faint and soft.
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