red vs cherry red

cherry red vs red

red and cherry red both are nouns.

red is an adjective but cherry red is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, cherry red is a hyponym of red; that is, cherry 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
cherry red: a red the color of ripe cherries

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

red (noun)	cherry red (noun)
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood	a red the color of ripe cherries
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
characterized by violence or bloodshed

Difference between red and cherry red

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