Lila vs. Mauve

Lilanoun

The play of god's spirit manifested in the universe; divine play, creative spiritual energy.

Mauvenoun

(historical) A bright purple synthetic dye.

Mauvenoun

The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.

Mauveadjective

Having a pale purple colour.

Mauvenoun

A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.

Mauvenoun

a moderate purple

Mauveadjective

of a pale to moderate grayish violet color

Mauveadjective

of a pale purple colour

Mauvenoun

a pale purple colour

Mauvenoun

a pale purple aniline dye prepared by William H. Perkin in 1856. It was the first synthetic dyestuff.

Mauve

Mauve ( (listen), mohv; (listen), mawv) is a pale purple color named after the mallow flower (French: mauve). The first use of the word mauve as a color was in 1796–98 according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but its use seems to have been rare before 1859.