scarletscar‧let /ˈskɑːlɪt $ -ɑːr-/ ●○○ adjective 
Eileen blushed scarlet at the joke.—scarlet noun [uncountable]
WORD ORIGINscarlet
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlata, from Persian saqalat type of clothEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- But no one could hold on to summer once the stately row of Lilac Road maples began to turn scarlet and gold.
- Her husband probably would not like ugly scarlet splashes added to his careful colouring.
- His face was scarlet and twisted with hate and he began to attack me like a wild animal.
- It has deeply divided mid-green leaves that flare to wild, improbable scarlet.
- Rachaela put her foot on the red Persian carpet and started up, out of the scarlet ambience of the lamp.
WORD SETS
amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Eileen blushed scarlet at the joke.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Robyn felt her cheeks flush scarlet.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
1bright red2British English if you go scarlet, your face becomes red, usually because you are embarrassed or angry SYN blushgo/turn/flush/blush scarlet Eileen blushed scarlet at the joke. Robyn felt her cheeks flush scarlet.· You see, it turned out to be scarlet fever, which is a notifiable disease.· A severe bout of scarlet fever as a boy left him so deaf that he was unable to attend school.· He didn't have meningitis, or scarlet fever.· Smallpox, tuberculosis, influenza, pneumonia, plague, scarlet fever, diarrhea.· And she had scarlet fever, but she never complained.· Children were carried off by diphtheria, scarlet fever, and measles.· An outbreak of scarlet fever had taken the nine-year-old twins in little more than a week.· The throat burns like coals of fire; the skin burns in scarlet fever and inflammations; gastritis burns.
· The scarlet woman is perfect - leave her. 4.· Newspapers boasted that 208 houses were shut and 1, 400 scarlet women driven off.· In your mind I was a scarlet woman and could be nothing else.
Eileen blushed scarlet at the joke.—scarlet noun [uncountable]