crimson
n.n. a deep, rich red color that is slightly purple. You use it to describe things like blood, roses, or a beautiful sunset.
n. characterised by a deep, vivid red hue that inclines toward purple. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke intensity.
The leaves turned a beautiful crimson in the autumn.
The athlete's face turned crimson as he struggled to lift the heavy weights during the final set.
As the sun dipped below the horizon, the sky was painted in shades of crimson and gold, reflecting brilliantly off the calm waters of the lake.
PIE word *kʷŕ̥mis Late Middle English cremesyn, from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesín, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Classical Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian; see Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš. Cognate with Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija). Doublet of kermes; also see carmine.
Typically placed before the noun it modifies; can also follow linking verbs like 'turn' or 'become'.