red vs alizarine red

alizarine red vs red

red and alizarine red both are nouns.

red is an adjective but alizarine red is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red	Yes	Yes	No	No
alizarine red	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alizarine red is a hyponym of red; that is, alizarine red is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than red:

red: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
alizarine red: a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye

Other hyponyms of red include sanguine, chrome red, Turkey red, cardinal, carmine, crimson, deep red, ruby, dark red, purplish-red, purplish red, cerise, cherry, cherry red, orange red, scarlet, vermilion, reddishness, rust.

red (noun)	alizarine red (noun)
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood	a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

red (adjective)	alizarine red (adjective)
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
characterized by violence or bloodshed

Difference between red and alizarine red

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