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adj
Cherry-colored; a light bright red.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: especially silk
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name
A female given name from French.
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name
A surname transferred from the given name.
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noun
A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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adjective satellite
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet
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noun
a red the color of ripe cherries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cherry, cherry red
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Broader terms: red, redness
History
Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
