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red vs cherry-red

cherry-red vs red

red is a noun but cherry-red is not a noun.

red and cherry-red both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
red Yes Yes No No
cherry-red No Yes No No
As adjectives, red and cherry-red are synonyms defined as:
  • red and cherry-red: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Other synonyms of red include blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, crimson, reddish, ruby-red, ruby, ruddy, scarlet.
red (noun) cherry-red (noun)
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
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) cherry-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
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 cherry-red

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