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Meaning of CERISE

Pronunciation:  su'rees

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a red the color of ripe cherries
  2. [adj]  having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
 
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 Synonyms: blood-red, carmine, cherry, cherry, cherry red, cherry-red, chromatic, crimson, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, ruddy, scarlet
 
 See Also: red, redness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ce*rise"\, a. [F., a cherry. See {Cherry}.]
Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile
fabrics, especially silk.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: bricky, cardinal, carmine, carnation, carnelian, cherry, cherry-colored, cherry-red, crimson, damask, ferruginous, fiery, fire-red, flame-colored, flame-red, flaming, glowing, gules, hot, incarmined, inflamed, infrared, iron-red, lake-colored, laky, lateritious, lobster-red, lurid, maroon, port-wine, puce, red, reddened, reddish, reddish-amber, reddish-brown, red-dyed, red-looking, rubicund, rubiginous, rubric, rubricose, ruby, ruby-colored, ruby-red, ruddied, ruddy, rufescent, rufous, rust, rust-red, rusty, scarlet, stammel, tile-red, Titian, Titian-red, vermilion, vinaceous, warm, wine, wine-colored, wine-red
 

 

 

 

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