carmine
carmine Lexical Profile
carmine Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Of a rich, vivid crimson or deep purplish-red color.
"The sunset cast a striking carmine glow across the snow-covered mountain peaks."
• noun
A rich, vivid crimson color with a slight purplish tint.
"The artist mixed a touch of carmine into the palette to deepen the shade of the roses."
A bright red pigment or dye obtained from carminic acid produced by scale insects such as cochineal, used in cosmetics, food coloring, and biological staining.
"Before synthetic dyes were invented, carmine was one of the most prized red pigments in textile manufacturing."
• Rhymes for carmine
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 18th century from French carmin, a blend of Medieval Latin carmesinus ('crimson', from Arabic qirmiz, referring to the kermes scale insect) and Latin minium ('cinnabar' or 'red lead').