Synonyms for carmine

Most common

blood-red · scarlet · reddish · cerise

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Noun

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of the purplish red colour shade carmine.

2. n. 1

   A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.

Related words

Word family

carmined

Phrases

indigo carmine

Forms

Plural

carmines → crimsons, cochineals, cardinals…

Example sentences

• scarlet Scarlet is a beautiful color, but I like fuchsia.
• reddish Look at the reddish skies, the night is falling down.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

red¹

4 letters

ruby²

5 letters

ruddy²

6 letters

cherry², cerise²

7 letters

scarlet², crimson², reddish²

8 letters

cardinal³

9 letters

cochineal

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruby² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

carmin

Español

carmín

Català

carmí