crimson
adjective
1. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Similar word(s): chromatic, carmine, cerise, cherry, red, reddish, ruby, ruddy, scarlet
2. characterized by violence or bloodshed
- writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days
- fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing
Similar word(s): bloody, red, violent
3. (especially of the face) red as if with blood from emotion or exertion
- crimson with fury
- flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment
Similar word(s): colored, colorful, coloured, flushed, red, reddened