scarlet

Pluralscarlets

Formsscarlets, scarleting, scarleted

1. 1
   adjective

   Bright red, sometimes with a little orange in it.

   Like the bright red of a ripe tomato.

   She wore a scarlet dress to the party.

   The maple leaves turned scarlet in October.

   Similarred, crimson, vermilion

2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A bright red color, sometimes with a touch of orange.

   Like the bright red of a fresh strawberry.

   The artist mixed a deep scarlet for the sunset.

   Scarlet looks striking next to gold trim.

   Similarvermilion, crimson, red

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3. 3
   adjective

   Sinful, especially through sexual behavior seen as wrong.

   The town gossips branded her a scarlet woman after the affair.

   The preacher warned the young men away from scarlet temptations.

   Similarsinful, immoral, wicked, licentious, depraved

   Oppositevirtuous, chaste, pure

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   Cloth that has been dyed a bright red.

   The merchant sold bolts of fine scarlet from Venice.

   She lined the cloak with rich scarlet.

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5. 5
   adjectiveIreland

   Red in the face because you feel embarrassed or ashamed.

   Like turning as red as a tomato when you feel shy.

   She went scarlet when the teacher read her note aloud.

   He stood scarlet and stammering after the joke fell flat.

   Similarred, crimson, flushed, blushing

   Oppositepale

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6. 6
   verbtransitive

   To color something a bright red.

   Like painting a plain wall a bright red.

   The workers scarlet the wool in big tubs of dye.

   They scarlet the flags to make them bright red.

   Similarredden

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