Scarlet vs. Crimson
Scarletnoun
A bright red, slightly orange colour.
Scarletnoun
Cloth of a scarlet color.
Scarletadjective
Of a bright red colour.
Scarletadjective
Sinful or whorish.
Scarletverb
To dye or tinge with scarlet.
Scarletnoun
A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, - of many tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color.
Scarletnoun
Cloth of a scarlet color.
Scarletadjective
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
Scarletverb
To dye or tinge with scarlet.
Scarletnoun
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
Scarletadjective
having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Scarletadjective
of a brilliant red colour
Scarletnoun
a brilliant red colour
Scarletnoun
scarlet clothes or material
Crimsonnoun
A deep, slightly bluish red.
Crimsonadjective
Having a deep red colour.
Crimsonadjective
Immodest.
Crimsonverb
(intransitive) To become crimson or deep red; to blush.
Crimsonverb
(transitive) To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
Crimsonnoun
A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general.
Crimsonadjective
Of a deep red color tinged with blue; deep red.
Crimsonverb
To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
Crimsonverb
To become crimson; to blush.
Crimsonnoun
a deep and vivid red
Crimsonverb
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame;
Crimsonadjective
having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Crimsonadjective
characterized by violence or bloodshed;
Crimsonadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion;
Crimsonadjective
of a rich deep red colour inclining to purple
Crimsonnoun
a rich deep red colour inclining to purple
Crimsonverb
(of a person's face) become flushed, especially through embarrassment
Crimson
Crimson is a rich, deep red color, inclining to purple. 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.
