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scarlet

  • noun
  • scar·let
  • /ˈskɑɹlɪt/

A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.

Other meanings

  1. Cloth of a scarlet color.

Synonyms

  • orange red

Related words

  • scarletberry
  • scarleteer
  • scarletly
  • scarletwork
  • scarlety
  • Scarlet
  • scarletish
  • scarlet-like
  • scarletness

Word history

From Arabic "سِقِلَّات".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “scarlet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.