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car·mine  (kärmn, -mn)

n.

1. A strong to vivid red.

2. A crimson pigment derived from cochineal.

adj.

Strong to vivid red.

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[French carmin, from Medieval Latin carminium, probably blend of Arabic qirmiz, kermes; see kermes, and Latin minium, cinnabar; see minium.]

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carmine [ˈkɑːmaɪn]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a vivid red colour, sometimes with a purplish tinge

b.  (as adjective) carmine paint

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) a pigment of this colour obtained from cochineal

[from Medieval Latin carmīnus, from Arabic qirmiz kermes]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carmine - a variable color averaging a vivid red cardinal red, redness - red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
Verb	1.	carmine - color carmine redden - make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky"
Adj.	1.	carmine - of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies blood-red, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet, ruddy chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

carmine [ˈkɑːmaɪn]

A. ADJ → carmín, de carmín

B. N → carmín m

carmine

adj → karm(es)inrot

n → Karmesin nt, → Karmin nt

carmine [ˈkɑːmaɪn] adj & n → carminio inv