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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɑː^rlɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskɑrlɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skär′lit)

scar•let /ˈskɑrlɪt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

a bright red color.

adj.

of the color scarlet.

scar•let (skär′lit),USA pronunciation n.

a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
cloth or clothing of this color.

adj.

of the color scarlet.
flagrantly offensive:Their sins were scarlet.

Latin sigillātus decorated with patterns in relief; see sigillate
Medieval Greek sigillátos
Arabic saqirlāṭ, siqillāṭ
Medieval Latin scarlata, scarletum, perh.
Old French escarlate
Middle English 1200–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

scarlet /ˈskɑːlɪt/ n

a vivid red colour, sometimes with an orange tinge
cloth or clothing of this colour

adj

of the colour scarlet
sinful or immoral, esp unchaste

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French escarlate fine cloth, of unknown origin

'scarlet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bean - betel palm - bittersweet - cardinal flower - clianthus - cochineal - cuckoopint - desert pea - exanthema - fever - fly agaric - geranium - Hawthorne - Howard - Indian liquorice - kidney bean - Korda - Massey - Orczy - oriflamme - pimpernel - pink - poinsettia - runner bean - scarlatina - scarlet fever - scarlet letter - scarlet pimpernel - scarlet runner - scarlet woman - shepherd's weatherglass - streptococcus - superordinate - von Sternberg - woundwort - arbutus - avadavat - bead tree - black bryony - cardinal - chromosphere - coral lily - coral plant - cornelian cherry - cranberry gourd - crocein - cypress vine - Dick test - eyebright - firecracker flower

In Lists: Colors, Mat9e19's List 1, Colors, more...

Synonyms: red, cardinal, royal red, Chinese red, Mandarin red, more...

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