Crimson — synonyms, definition

1. crimson (a)

blush carmine cerise cherry flush maroon pink pinkish red reddening reddish rose ruby sanguine scarlet

2. crimson (Noun)

blush carmine cerise cherry deep red flush maroon pink pinkish red reddening reddish rose ruby scarlet

crimson (Noun) — A deep and vivid red colour.

red redness

3. crimson (Verb)

blush colour glow mantle pink redden rose

crimson (Verb) — Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame. ex. "The girl crimsoned when a young man whistled as she walked by"

color colour discolor discolour

4. crimson (Adjective)

blood-red cherry-red flushed red-faced reddened reddy ruby-red ruddy rufescent violent

crimson (Adjective) — Of a colour at the end of the colour spectrum (next to orange); resembling the colour of blood, cherries, tomatoes or rubies. ex. "The picture would come through dark with a crimson tinge"

crimson (Adjective) — Characterized by violence or bloodshed. ex. "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days" ex. "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"

crimson (Adjective) — (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion. ex. "crimson with fury" ex. "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"