magentacommon nounproper nounSyllable DecompositionmagentaEtymologyexpandfrom English magenta, named by Edward Chambers after the Battle of Magenta.Definition1. Purplish red color complementary to green. One of the three secondary colors in RGB.expandHyperonymrougeTranslationsenglish:magentachinese:洋红色korean:마젠타spanish:magentajapanese:マゼンタportuguese:magentaSee alsoMagenta (pn.)