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burgundy

burgundy

21 4.9
A dark purplish red color like red wine
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜrɡəndi/
translation icon : burdeos
  • The walls of the dining room were painted a rich burgundy, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
  • burgundy color
  • wear burgundy
  • burgundy and gold

It's more like a burgundy, burgundy esque brown on me.

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Examples

  • And then you walk across the hotel lobby wearing that burgundy dress, the one with the back out.

  • Her dress was a stunning shade of burgundy that caught everyone's attention at the party.

  • But I would love a red pair, a burgundy pair, a black pair, a cream pair.

  • And it's this beautiful, beautiful deep burgundy pink color.

  • But something really warm and rich like burgundy.

  • I saw a pair of pants like this in a deep, deep red in burgundy.

  • And I thought it would all be brought together with burgundy mascara, right?

  • Father and son drove home together in a burgundy van with tinted windows.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The crowd inches together under the burgundy canopy as the young minister reads from the Bible.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • When I think of autumn, I think of warm and dark colors like burgundy, maroon, and grey.

    Blog text (14)

Synonyms

crimson
vsburgundy
58 3.4

A deep red color with a little purple

is usually darker and more wine or black tinted than vivid red
maroon
vsburgundy
18 3.6

A dark reddish brown color

is more purely wine influenced purple red rather than brownish toned shades
claret
vsburgundy
  • UK
1 7.4

A dark purple-red colour like red wine

is the same shade but named after a particular French wine region
wine-colored
vsburgundy
  • US
1 3.0

A deep red color like red wine

is darker and more purplish or blackish not only a general wine red
red-purple
vsburgundy
1 2.8

A purple color with a clear red tint

is more red dominated and often darker named after a wine region
wine-red
vsburgundy
1 3.4

A dark red color like red wine

is similar but stresses a purplish or sometimes blackish tint not just red
crimson-magenta
vsburgundy
7.4

A deep red with a purple tint

is more centered on a deep wine like darkness rather than bright pink
crimson-purple
vsburgundy
5.8

A deep purple color mixed with red

leans more toward the dark wine or blackish red than pure purple
purplish-red
vsburgundy
3.0

A red color with a touch of purple

is darker and named for a wine region not just a purple tinge
purplish red
vsburgundy
3.2

A red color with a little purple in it

places emphasis on a darker wine derived shade rather than slight purple
reddish purple
vsburgundy
2.0

A purple color that has some red in it

tends to name a darker wine like tone instead of just purple mix
reddish-purple
vsburgundy
3.5

A color between red and purple, like ripe grapes

is darker and leans toward wine or blackened red rather than balance
blackish-red
vsburgundy
4.3

A dark red color mixed with black

also allows darkness but focuses on wine like purple rather than blackness
vinaceous
vsburgundy
9.9

A dark red color like red wine

is the same wine derived color but often darker and purple tinged
red Bordeaux
vsburgundy
4.2

A deep wine-red color often used for clothes and rooms

is similar in being wine named but denotes a different regional wine shade

Antonyms

12 2.9

Having very little or no color

Compounds

A red wine from the Burgundy area of France or a similar wine made elsewhere

A dry white wine from Burgundy in France, like Chablis

A rich sauce made from red wine, onions, herbs, and butter to serve with meat

How Dark

maroon
3 2.3
burgundy
21 4.9
red
51 1.0
pink
43 1.0

Surface Forms

burgundy singular
burgundies plural

Etymology

Burgundy comes from the name of the Burgundy region in France, which is famous for its dark red wine. So burgundy the color is named after that wine and means the 'deep red' of the drink.