1. (noun)scarlet, vermilion, orange red a variablecolor that is vivid red but sometimes with an orangetinge
2. (adj)red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet of a color at the end of the colorspectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies