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crimson.

A deep, slightly bluish red.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɹɪmzən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹɪmzən/General-American/ˈkɹɪmsən/General-American
  1. A deep, slightly bluish red.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

PIE word *kʷŕ̥mis Late Middle English cremesyn, from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesín, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Classical Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian; see Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš. Cognate with Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija). Doublet of kermes; also see carmine.

adj/ˈkɹɪmzən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹɪmzən/General-American/ˈkɹɪmsən/General-American
  1. Having a deep red colour.

  2. Immodest.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *kʷŕ̥mis Late Middle English cremesyn, from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesín, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Classical Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian; see Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš. Cognate with Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija). Doublet of kermes; also see carmine.

verb/ˈkɹɪmzən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹɪmzən/General-American/ˈkɹɪmsən/General-American
  1. To become crimson or deep red; to blush.

    intransitive
  2. To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

PIE word *kʷŕ̥mis Late Middle English cremesyn, from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesín, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Classical Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian; see Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš. Cognate with Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija). Doublet of kermes; also see carmine.

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