crimson
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.having a deep, rich red colour.
adj.possessing a deep, vivid red hue, often associated with blood or high-quality dyes.
Simple“The autumn leaves turned a beautiful crimson before falling to the ground.”
In context“The sunset painted the horizon in shades of crimson and gold, casting long shadows across the valley floor.”
Synonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a deep red colour that looks a bit purple.
n.a deep, slightly bluish red pigment or hue.
Simple“The queen was dressed in a robe of deep crimson.”
In context“The artist used a touch of crimson to highlight the velvet texture of the subject's cloak.”
Synonymsredcarmine - 03 C2 Proficiency
v.to turn deep red, usually because you are embarrassed or angry.
v.to become crimson in colour; to blush deeply. Intransitive in this sense.
Simple“His face crimsoned when the teacher called his name in front of the class.”
In context“She felt her cheeks crimson as the audience erupted in laughter at her minor slip of the tongue.”
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.