carmine

adjective

Definition of carminenext
as in crimson

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carmine
  1. crimson
  2. reddish
  3. red
  4. ruby
  5. bloodred
Adjective
  • Celine Haidar dances on the upper deck of a crimson open-top bus.
    Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Saffron’s fragrant, crimson threads have played a key role in many of the world’s great cuisines since ancient times.
    Jane Black, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of crimson
Adjective
  • Geminid meteors are often bright and can display vivid colors like yellow, green, blue or even reddish hues due to their mineral composition.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The full eclipse, when the moon takes on an orangish or reddish color after slipping into the inner part of Earth's shadow, or umbra, should start roughly around 2:26 a.m.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of reddish
Adjective
  • In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.
    Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Unusually, its tan Connolly leather interior is contrasted with red carpets.
    Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 5 Feb. 2023
Definition of red
Adjective
  • Trump won Missouri by 18.5 percentage points and 15.4 percentage points in 2016 and 2020, respectively, solidifying the state’s transformation from perennial bellwether to ruby-red bastion with a grassroots Republican base that is very supportive of the 45th president.
    David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Unlike a lot of sodas out there, Top Note’s made with real ruby-red grapefruit juice, which gives it a vibrant hue.
    Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
Definition of ruby
Adjective
  • In Viñales, limestone knolls, or mogotes, emerge from the valley's bloodred earth like upturned loaves.
    Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This flare was both preceded and followed by incredible bloodred auroral displays that engulfed the planet from the poles to the tropics.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2012
Definition of bloodred
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