wine-red

1 3.4

A dark red color like red wine

adjective
/waɪn rɛd/

: vino tinto

A border of stained glass, wine red and a faded green, surrounded the larger opaque central glass panels.

And then the last one I have to share with you is called berries, and it is a deep wine red color.

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Examples

Carpet is preferable to tile and hardwood floors, and dark solid colors (e.g., brown or wine red) are commonly used.

Academic text (2008)
The walls of the dining room are painted a deep wine-red, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
And then we've got Sunday wine red right here.
It was like wine red, like Raspberry wine, like deep red, beautiful lip color.

Kristen McAtee
He vanished through the heavy wine-red doors of the school.

Fiction book (2001)
Firelight called flickerings of deepest wine-red from the black crystal.

Fiction book (1992)
His suit today was herringbone gray with an elegant wine-red vest.

Fiction book (1990)
At the house he finally chose in Downey, where the 7-11 they passed had only white faces inside, a wine-red Thunderbird was parked.

Fiction book (1990)
They were moist and wine-red, and someday soon they would fill entire screens—forty feet.

Fiction book (1996)
His garment is wine red, and while Esau's hair and complexion are pale, Jacob's are slightly but distinctly ruddier (Figs. 7, 8).

Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

red

vswine-red

∞ 1.0

A strong color like blood or tomatoes

is the specific darker vintage tone rather than the general primary hue

burgundy

vswine-red

24 4.9

A dark purplish red color like red wine

is less blackish and more clearly the wine-derived dark red

blood-red

vswine-red

15 2.0

A deep red like the color of blood

is darker and more wine-like rather than the bright blood tone

crimson

vswine-red

11 3.4

A deep red color with a little purple

is the darker wine tone rather than the vivid purple-tinged red

dark red

vswine-red

10 1.0

A deep red color that is not bright

is the wine-derived color rather than a generic deep red

deep red

vswine-red

9 2.7

A dark, strong red colour that looks rich

is specifically the wine-related dark red rather than any vivid dark red

wine-colored

vswine-red

1 3.0

A deep red color like red wine

is the darker, specific wine shade rather than any deep red

rose-red

vswine-red

1 2.5

A deep red color with a little blue like dark flower petals

is redder and less bluish than that rose-like shade

cordovan

vswine-red

1 7.7

A deep red color with a purple tone often used for leather

is the wine-based dark red without the material association

claret

vswine-red

1 7.4

A dark purple-red colour like red wine

is less purplish and more purely dark red in shade

red-purple

vswine-red

1 2.8

A purple color with a clear red tint

is more pure dark red resembling wine rather than purple dominant

red Bordeaux

vswine-red

1 4.2

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

is the natural dark red tone rather than a styled fashion name

blackish-red

vswine-red

1 4.3

A dark red color mixed with black

is less blackened and truer to a wine red without black mix

vinaceous

vswine-red

9.9

A dark red color like red wine

is the specific dark red shade rather than broader red tones

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

burgundy

24 4.9

maroon

7 3.6

wine-red

1 3.4

red

299 1.0

pink

172 1.0

Surface Forms

wine-red positive

Morphology

wine-red = wine + red (transparent) = wine + red

A direct descriptive compound: the color is described as the red of wine, which a learner who knows 'wine' and 'red' can infer.

Etymology

The word wine-red is made of two words: wine, the 'drink', and red, the color, so it means the deep, dark red you see in a glass of red wine.