crimson
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crimson
- /ˈkɹɪmzən/ UK
- /ˈkɹɪmzən/ US
- /ˈkɹɪmsən/ US
Rhymes with -ɪmzən, -ɪmsən
Where it 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.
noun crimsons
- A deep, slightly bluish red. To my horror I perceived that the yellow blossoms were all dabbled with crimson.
adjective more crimson · most crimson
- Having a deep red colour. Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarl
- Immodest.
verb crimsons · crimsoning · crimsoned
- To become crimson or deep red; to blush. Eugenie's quick apprehensions seized the foul thought. Her eyes flashed—her cheek crimsoned.
- To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden. Here didst thou fall; and here thy hunters stand, Sign’d in thy spoil, and crimson’d in thy lethe.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: red, scarlet, reddened, redden, ruddy, reddish, blush, flushed, ruby-red, carmine, cerise, cherry-red, cherry, ruby, blood-red, aflame
Translations
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noun deep, slightly bluish red
| Español | carmín, carmesí |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 심홍색 simhongsaek, 크림슨 keurimseun |
| 日本語 | 深紅色 shinkushoku, クリムゾン kurimuzon, 紅色 beniiro |
| 中文 | 艷紅色 /艳红色 yànhóngsè |
| हिन्दी | क़िरमिज़ी qirmizī |
| Português | carmim, carmesim |
| Français | cramoisi, carmin, pourpre |
| Deutsch | Purpur, Purpurrot, Karmesin |
| Italiano | cremisi, granata |
| Ελληνικά | βυσσινί vyssiní, βαθύ κόκκινο vathý kókkino |
| Română | carmin |
| Русский | мали́новый malínovyj, а́лый ályj, пунцо́вый puncóvyj, багро́вый bagróvyj, багря́ный bagrjányj, пу́рпур púrpur |
| العربية | قِرْمِز qirmiz |
| עברית | שָׁנִי shaní |
adj having a deep red colour
| Español | carmín, carmesí |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 深紅色の shinkushoku no |
| 中文 | 艷紅色 /艳红色 yànhóngsè, 赤紅色 /赤红色 chìhóngsè |
| हिन्दी | क़िरमिज़ी qirmizī |
| Português | carmim, carmesim |
| Français | cramoisi |
| Deutsch | purpurn, purpurrot, blutrot (Himmel), dunkelrot, karmesinrot |
| Italiano | cremisi |
| Ελληνικά | βυσσινής vyssinís, βαθυκόκκινος vathykókkinos |
| Română | carmin |
| Русский | мали́новый malínovyj, а́лый ályj, пунцо́вый puncóvyj, багро́вый bagróvyj, багря́ный bagrjányj, пурпурный purpurnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | đỏ thắm |
| العربية | قِرْمِزِيّ qirmiziyy |
adj having loose modesty
| Deutsch | lose Sitten |
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Talk about this word "crimson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crimson. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. crimson. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crimson "crimson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crimson.Cite this
@misc{crimson_2026,
title = {crimson},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crimson},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
