Synonyms:
red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet
Meaning: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
scarlet, vermilion, orange_red
Meaning: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
Usage examples
The Scarlet Pimpernel.
And that pretty scarlet ceiling.
CHAPTER XIX THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
What is the Scarlet Pimpernel, Monsieur?"
'I told a lie;' and her face became scarlet.
He pulled his scarlet cape tightly around his throat.
Percy . . . her husband . . . the Scarlet Pimpernel . . .
"The Scarlet Pimpernel?" said Suzanne, with a merry laugh.
You said . . . the Scarlet Pimpernel had gone today . . . ?"
"That impudent Scarlet Pimpernel would slip through clumsy fingers.