Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.

    Karmin

    карми́нkarmín

  2. (countable, uncountable)A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

    Karmin

    карми́нныйkarmínnyj

More definitions
  • a variable color averaging a vivid red

Examples

7 sentences
  1. My favourite colour is carmine red.

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  2. Make up has often used carmine as a pigment to achieve bright red shades.

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  3. Carmine red is my favourite colour.

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  4. Carmine is a deep red food coloring obtained from an insect called the cochineal.

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  5. My favourite colour is carmine.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
purplish-red pigment:
purplish-red colour:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
purplish-red pigment:

Forms

plural: carmines
Singularcarmine
Pluralcarmines

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
pigment:crimsoncochinealC.I. 75470E120
Close in meaning
  • a variable color averaging a vivid red:cardinal

Word family

10 related words

See also

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