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- DictionaryCrim·son/ˈkrimz(ə)n/
adjective
- 1. of a rich deep red color inclining to purple: "she blushed crimson with embarrassment"
noun
- 1. a rich deep red color inclining to purple.
verb
- 1. (of a person's face) become flushed, especially through embarrassment: "my face crimsoned and my hands began to shake"
Definitions of crimson. noun. a deep and vivid red color. synonyms: deep red, ruby. see more. adjective. 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. chromatic.
CRIMSON meaning: 1. having a dark, deep red colour 2. If you go/turn crimson, your face becomes red because you are…. Learn more.
Crimson is a rich, deep red color, inclining to purple. [2] It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose. It is the national color of Nepal .
a. a deep or vivid red colour. b. ( as adjective ): a crimson rose. vb. 1. (Colours) to make or become crimson. 2. (Physiology) ( intr) to blush. [C14: from Old Spanish cremesin, from Arabic qirmizi red of the kermes, from qirmiz kermes] ˈcrimsonness n.
crimson adjective & noun. Meaning & use. 1. Of a deep red colour somewhat inclining towards purple; of… 2. figurative. Of or relating to blood; sanguinary. Also… 1. † Crimson fabric or cloth. Obsolete. 2. Crimson colour or pigment; a shade or tint of this. adjective. 1. c1400–.
3 days ago · 1. colour. Something that is crimson is deep red in colour. ...a mass of crimson flowers. ...the lurid, crimson glow of the blast furnaces. 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If a person goes crimson, their face becomes red because they are angry or embarrassed . I went crimson every time someone talked to me.
To make or become deeply or vividly red.
