Meaning & Definition of Crimson in English
English⟶
Crimson
/krɪmzən/
noun
1. A deep and vivid red color
synonym:
- crimson,
- ruby,
- deep red
verb
1. Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
synonym:
- blush,
- crimson,
- flush,
- redden
adjective
1. Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange)
- Resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
synonym:
- red,
- reddish,
- ruddy,
- blood-red,
- carmine,
- cerise,
- cherry,
- cherry-red,
- crimson,
- ruby,
- ruby-red,
- scarlet
2. Characterized by violence or bloodshed
- "Writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- andrea parke
- "Fann'd by conquest's crimson wing"- thomas gray
- "Convulsed with red rage"- hudson strode
synonym:
- crimson,
- red,
- violent
3. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
- "Crimson with fury"
- "Turned red from exertion"
- "With puffy reddened eyes"
- "Red-faced and violent"
- "Flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"
synonym:
- crimson,
- red,
- reddened,
- red-faced,
- flushed