Other Definitions
crimson (enc)
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Crimson| Noun | 1. | crimson - a deep and vivid redred, redness - the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood | | | Verb | 1. | crimson - turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" | | | Adj. | 1. | crimson - having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubiesblood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet, ruddy chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue | | | 2. | crimson - characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strodebloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" | | | 3. | crimson - (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"colored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" | |
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