Scarlet
Fiery first name
Scarlet is a bright red with a slight orange tint—vivid and attention-grabbing.
The color has associations with passion, sin, and sexuality: the scarlet letter of adultery in Hawthorne's novel, the scarlet woman as a term for a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
Scarlet fever is an infectious disease marked by a red rash.
As an adjective, scarlet describes this specific shade: scarlet lips, scarlet robes.
Deep purplish-red shade
- vermilionVivid red-orange pigment
- rubyPrecious red gemstone
- cherryRed stone fruit
- carmineDeep red from insects
blood-red · cerise · cardinal · poppy · brick · wine · garnet · maroon
Surname from spiny shrubs
- HesterTraditional English female name
- letterWritten symbol or message
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- shamePainful awareness of failure
stigma · Pimpernel · O'Hara · Tara · fever · Johansson · tanager · macaw
Intense emotional drive
- rageIntense, violent anger
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- furyIntense violent anger
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
flush · embarrassment · shame · desire · lust · intensity · ardor · fervor
Bright neotropical passerine
- macawLarge neotropical parrot
- ibisWading bird, curved bill
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- poppyScarlet bloom, opium source
rose · maple · sumac · geranium · tulip · poinsettia · hibiscus · autumn
Married person's sexual betrayal
- harlotPromiscuous woman for pay
- prostitutionCommercial sexual services
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- fallenHaving dropped down
immoral · wanton · transgression · infidelity · disgrace · dishonor · temptation · corruption
crimson
Deep purplish-red shade
carmine · blood-red · cerise · cardinal · poppy · brick · wine · garnet · maroon · burgundy
Hawthorne
Surname from spiny shrubs
- HesterTraditional English female name
- letterWritten symbol or message
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
shame · stigma · Pimpernel · O'Hara · Tara · fever · Johansson · tanager · macaw · ibis
passion
Intense emotional drive
blush · flush · embarrassment · shame · desire · lust · intensity · ardor · fervor · heat
tanager
Bright neotropical passerine
poppy · rose · maple · sumac · geranium · tulip · poinsettia · hibiscus · autumn · leaves
adultery
Married person's sexual betrayal
- harlotPromiscuous woman for pay
- prostitutionCommercial sexual services
- shamePainful awareness of failure
fallen · immoral · wanton · transgression · infidelity · disgrace · dishonor · temptation · corruption · vice
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
satin · cloth · dye · gown · robe · cloak · curtain · tapestry · livery · uniform
- Robin HoodRobin Hood, Friar Tuck, Little John, Maid Marian, Sheriff of Nottingham
- Literary SequelsMockingjay, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix
- RutgersNew Brunswick, Big Ten, campus, athletics, football
- Nebraska CornhuskersCornhuskers, Big Red, Memorial Stadium, Blackshirts, Big Ten
- PokemonPikachu, Charizard, Pokemon, Bulbasaur, Squirtle
- scarlet feverStreptococcal infection with rash
- scarlet letterMark of public shame
- scarlet womanPromiscuous woman, judgmentally labeled
- The Scarlet Letter
- Scarlet WitchProbability-manipulating comic heroine
- scarlet macawLarge red neotropical parrot