cerise
- adjective
- /səˈriz/
- She wore a dress that was a beautiful shade of cerise, perfect for the summer wedding.
Examples
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The flowers in the garden bloomed in vibrant cerise, adding a splash of color to the landscape.
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The artist chose cerise as the main color for her painting of ripe cherries.
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The past few years, it's been the cerise pink, the kind of jade greens.
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First for lips, we have the Rose Meteor, we have Moon Dust and then what I'm wearing right now is Cerise Star.
Synonyms
A strong color like blood or tomatoes
Having a bright red color with a slight orange tinge
Having a deep bright red color like ripe cherries
A deep, rich red color like blood or cherries
Having a deep red color like cherries or blood
A deep red like the color of blood
A light red color like a rose
A deep bright red color like a ruby
A deep bright red color like ripe cherries
A bright, deep red like ripe cherries
A bright red color with a little orange
A pink color that looks a little red
Having a deep red color like cherries or blood
Bright red like a poppy flower
How Red
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective cerise comes from the French cerise, meaning 'cherry', the same idea as the English cherry, so it describes a bright to deep red-pink color like a cherry's skin.