crimson as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
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crimson
noun
1 crimson
A deep and vivid red color.
synonyms: deep red, ruby.
Roget 434:
red,
scarlet,
vermilion,
carmine,
crimson,
pink,
lake,
maroon,
carnation,
couleur de rose [Fr.],
rose du Barry†;
magenta,
damask,
purple;
flesh color,
flesh tint;
color;
fresh color,
high color;
warmth;
gules [Heral.].
ruby,
carbuncle;
rose;
rust,
iron mold.
[Dyes and pigments]
cinnabar,
cochineal;
fuchsine†;
ruddle†,
madder;
Indian red,
light red,
Venetian red;
red ink,
annotto†;
annatto†,
realgar,
minium†,
red lead.
redness
etc.
adj.;
rubescence†,
rubicundity,
rubification†;
erubescence†,
blush.
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Dutch: karmozijnrood, karmozijn, karmijnrood, karmijn
Polish: karmazyn
verb
1 crimson
Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame.
synonyms: blush, flush, redden.
Dutch: blozen, kleuren
adjective
1 crimson
Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.
synonyms: blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, ruddy, scarlet ... show more.
Polish: czerwony
2 crimson
Characterized by violence or bloodshed:
— Writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days.
— Fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing.
synonyms: red, violent.
Polish: krwawy
3 crimson
especially of the face Reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion:
— Crimson with fury.
— Flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment.
synonyms: flushed, red, red-faced, reddened.
Polish: czerwony, zaczerwieniony
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