dark red
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1.0
- noun
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rojo oscuro
- The rainstorm had washed the land, and the earth was dark red, or the color of wet sand.
- dark red color
- mass of dark red
Examples
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"A tall brown woman in dark red, with a black hat, moved from the group of mourners.
Fiction book (1994) -
It is a dragon blood tree which, when cut, releases a dark red pulp, giving it its name.
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You can tell that half of them are dark red and the other half are white.
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So this also has like that really dark red kind of tone to it.
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Do you remember that dark red lipstick that you like?
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The assembly rooms are all hung with special hangings in dark red.
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The distant mountains were dark red with lush new growth of Martian foliage.
Fiction book (1996) -
But one day he heard wheels on his track and saw Potter's dark-red BMW creeping up the slope.
Fiction book (1995) -
The tram rolled on into the ridges, past the looming dark red boulders, and into the ghost town.
Fiction book (1994) -
The assembly rooms are all hung with special hangings in dark red.
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong color like blood or tomatoes
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3.4
A deep red color with a little purple
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4.9
A dark purplish red color like red wine
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2.2
A deep vivid red color like the stone used in jewelry
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2.0
A deep red like the color of blood
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2.7
A dark, strong red colour that looks rich
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3.4
A deep bright red color like a ruby
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3.0
A deep red color like red wine
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1.6
A bright, deep red like ripe cherries
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3.4
A dark red color like red wine
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2.5
A deep red color with a little blue like dark flower petals
A dark red color mixed with black
Having a deep dark red color like a red jewel
A deep warm red with a slight brown tone
A deep red color like fresh raspberries
How Dark
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a deep shade of red' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'dark' (low brightness) with 'red' (the color). This adjectival modifier pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward compositional semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The color name dark red comes from the parts dark and red, and makes you imagine red in low light, like a red cloth or wine seen by candlelight. That's why it means a 'deep red that is not bright'.