cherry
- adjective
- /ˈʧɛri/
- She wore a dress that was a deep cherry shade, which complemented her skin tone beautifully.
- cherry-red
Examples
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The walls of the dining room were painted a bright cherry color, adding warmth to the space.
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The illustration featured a cherry red sports car that caught everyone's attention.
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This thing is absolutely cherry.
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Wow, that is so cherry.
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You are gonna be so cherry.
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Looks cherry, dude.
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I'm just cherry.
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It'll be totally cherry.
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It'll be totally cherry.
Fiction book (1992) -
My dad's big, cherry-red Lincoln Towncar—my parents' one luxury indulgence—almost drove itself.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
A strong color like blood or tomatoes
Having a bright red color with a slight orange tinge
A deep red like the color of blood
A deep bright red color like a ruby
A very bright red color like fresh raspberries
A bright, deep red like ripe cherries
A deep bright red color like ripe cherries
A deep, rich red color like blood or cherries
A deep red colour like the skin of ripe tart fruit
Having a deep red color like cherries or blood
Bright red like a small round fruit
Having a deep red color like cherries or blood
Having a bright red-pink color like a ripe cherry
A deep red-purple color like the skin of a small round fruit
A dark red colour that looks almost black and is used for clothes and paint
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
To do something for the first time, often used informally about a person's first time having sex
Compounds
A small bright red cherry kept in sweet syrup and used to decorate drinks and desserts
A plant with orange paper-like husks around its small fruits, often grown for decoration
An evergreen shrub or small tree from Catalina Island that produces small dark red edible fruit
- US
A tree from eastern North America with spicy brown bark and strong dark wood used for furniture
A bush or small evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white flowers used as a garden hedge
- Specialized
A sticky substance that comes from cherry tree bark and is used to make food thicker
A small European tree with clusters of sweet-smelling white flowers and black fruit eaten by birds
- Specialized
A small garden plant with round yellow berries inside a papery husk
A small tree or shrub with spiny leaves that stay green all year and white flowers
A small European tree that has groups of white flowers and small black fruit
- Specialized
An evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy leaves, white flower clusters, and poisonous fruit
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree in the southern United States with glossy leaves and berries that are not edible
A small South American plant grown indoors for its bright, poisonous, cherry-sized fruit
- Specialized
A small dark bitter fruit from Dalmatia used to make maraschino liqueur
- Specialized
A wild Dalmatian cherry tree whose bitter fruit is used to make a sweet alcoholic cherry drink
- Archaic
A wild kind of sweet cherry tree often used as the root for other cherry trees
An evergreen shrub or small tree with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers from California
A small tree or shrub with golden-yellow leaves in autumn and small black berries
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree with small sweet red fruit that people eat
- Specialized
A small ornamental shrub from western USA with sweet black, red, or yellow fruit
- Specialized
A small woody plant from East Asia grown for smooth red fruit and pale pink or white flowers
- US
A small shrub in North America that grows in sandy soil and has small dark fruit not good to eat
A sweet alcoholic drink made with cherries, often used in cocktails or desserts
A small red or yellow fruit from a tropical shrub that is high in vitamin C
How Red
Surface Forms
Etymology
To call something cherry (adjective) means it has the bright red color of ripe cherries, a meaning that comes straight from the fruit's look. That's why cherry describes a deep, red shade.