carminic

1 9.3

Having a deep red color like red paint or lipstick

adjective
/kɑrˈmɪnɪk/

: carmínico

Her lips were painted a bold carminic shade for the evening event.

Examples

The sunset cast a carminic glow across the sky, turning the clouds deep red.
The artist used a carminic pigment to create a striking effect in the painting.
The artist used a carminic hue for the sunset.
She prefers carminic shades for her paintings.
The artist used a carminic pigment to create a striking effect in the painting.
Her lips were painted a bold carminic shade for the evening event.
The sunset cast a carminic glow across the sky, turning the clouds deep red.

Synonyms

crimson

vscarminic

11 3.4

A deep red color with a little purple

is a deep pigment red without the purple hint and more pure red

carmine

vscarminic

1 7.7

Having a deep red color like cherries or blood

is a deep pigment red rather than a general vivid red

Antonyms

pale

301 1.0

Has very light color and often looks sick or afraid

colorless

13 2.9

Having very little or no color

How Red

crimson

11 3.4

carminic

1 9.3

carmine

2 7.5

red

299 1.0

pink

172 1.0

Surface Forms

carminic positive

Morphology

carminic = carmine (transparent) = carmine + ic

Standard adjective formation from the noun 'carmine' meaning 'relating to or having the color of carmine', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Carminic comes from carmine, which began as a name for a small red insect called kermes that people used to make a rich 'red dye'. So carminic refers to a deep red color or the pigment made from that dye, like a strong red paint or lipstick.