carmine
carmine · carmines
багрянець
кармин, карминный
Karmin
A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetleA purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
UK/ˈkɑːmaɪn/US/ˈkɑɹmaɪn/
» My favourite colour is carmine red.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
Karmin
карми́нkarmín
(countable, uncountable)A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
Karmin
карми́нныйkarmínnyj
More definitions
- a variable color averaging a vivid red
Examples
7 sentencesMy favourite colour is carmine red.
Make up has often used carmine as a pigment to achieve bright red shades.
Carmine red is my favourite colour.
Carmine is a deep red food coloring obtained from an insect called the cochineal.
My favourite colour is carmine.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
purplish-red pigment:
purplish-red colour:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
purplish-red pigment:
Forms
plural: carminesSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable