mauvelous

English

Etymology

Blend of mauve +‎ marvelous.

Noun

mauvelous (plural mauvelouses)

1. (humorous or in brand names) The color mauve, or a specific shade of mauve
   • 1949, Astounding Science-Fiction‎^[1], volume 43, number 4, page 148:

     At any rate, it's a mauvelous cover.

   • 1987, John F. Nichols, “Clark County Report”, in Washington State Bar News‎^[2], volume 41, Washington State Bar Association, page 35:

     Around the courthouse, things are simply “mauvelous,” as in a purple, violet or lilac color.

   • 2006 October 3, Dominique Paul, The Possibility of Fireflies, New York: Simon Pulse, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 63:

     She is wearing the chalky pink lipstick. I am wearing the Mauvelous, and the shame shivers up around me like a sudden, unexpected chill.

   • 2010 September 1, Johanna S. Kandel, Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder: Reclaim Yourself, Regain Your Health, Recover for Good, New York: Harlequin, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 55:

     These days I am proud to say that the colors in the box of my life now include Crayola's burnt sienna, mauvelous and purple heart.

   • 2012 February 17, Chris Rodell, Use All the Crayons!: The Colorful Guide to Simple Human Happiness, Bloomington: iUniverse, page xiv:

     Like a box of crayons, we are all born with an astounding range of color options, from Mauvelous to Tickle Me Pink.