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grenadine

grenadine

1 5.8
A deep pinkish-red color used for clothes and paint
  • noun
  • /ˌɡrɛnəˈdin/
translation icon : color granadina

Examples

  • Blood runs like grenadine.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The skirt was gray grenadine, the open mesh leon weave allowing the matching pink lining of taffeta to show through most attractively.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The designer chose a fabric in a beautiful shade of grenadine for the evening gown.

  • The artist painted the sunset using a lovely mix of colors, including grenadine for the sky.

  • She decorated the room with grenadine-colored curtains that enhanced the warm ambiance.

Synonyms

rhodamine
vsgrenadine
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A bright pink or red dye scientists use to mark water and materials

is a natural looking deep pinkish red rather than an artificial bright dye
incarnadine
vsgrenadine
  • Archaic
9.9

A deep red color like fresh blood

has a noticeable pink tint like pomegranate
garnet-colored
vsgrenadine
  • US
4.8

Having a deep dark red color like a red jewel

leans toward a brighter pinkish red rather than a dark jewel red
red Bordeaux
vsgrenadine
4.2

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

is more pink tinted and brighter than wine influenced deep red

How Red

crimson
58 3.4
scarlet
35 2.3
grenadine
1 5.8
rose
54 1.0
pink
43 1.0

Surface Forms

grenadine singular
grenadines plural

Morphology

grenadine = grenade (opaque) = grenade + ine

The colour sense ultimately comes from the pomegranate-related root, but contemporary learners knowing the English word 'grenade' will not derive a colour name from it.

Etymology

Grenadine comes from the French word grenade, meaning 'pomegranate', and the fruit's many red seeds give a deep pink-red colour. So grenadine also names that deep pinkish-red shade used for clothes, paint, and design.