Madder

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmædÉ™(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ædÉ™(ɹ)

Old English mæddre, mædre, from Germanic, perhaps from an Indo-European base meaning "blue." Cognate with Swedish madra.

Full definition of madder

Noun

1. A herbaceous plant, , native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye obtained from the root.
2. The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
3. A dye made from the plant.
4. A deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

Derived terms

• Indian madder
• madder yellow
• rose madder
• wild madder

Adjective

1. Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

Related terms

• alizarin

Inflected forms.

Adjective

1. madder

   (comparative of mad)

From mead

Noun

1. Obsolete form of mether
• c.1720 Jonathan Swift (translation from the Irish) "O'Rourke's Feast":Usequebaugh to our feast - In pails was brought up,A hundred at least, - And the madder our cup,O there is the sport! ...

Anagrams

• marded, MedDRA