English Explanatory Dictionary

crimson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deep, slightly bluish red.
adj
  1. Having a deep red colour.
  2. Immodest.
verb
  1. To become crimson or deep red; to blush.
  2. To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɪmzən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crimson.wav /ˈkɹɪmsən/

Word forms

crimson crimsons more crimson most crimson crimsoning crimsoned

Etymology

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.

Related words

kermes carmine

Derived words

alizarin crimson Crimhead crimson clover crimson finch crimsonish crimson lake crimsonly crimsonness crimson rosella crimson tide crimson wave crimsonwing crimson-winged woodpecker crimsony dark crimson underwing encrimson masked crimson tanager
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