a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
"The sunset painted the clouds in shades of scarlet, glowing with a vivid red hue that occasionally deepened into an orange tinge."
A brilliant red colour tinged with orange.
"The scarlet sunset painted the horizon in a brilliant red hue tinged with warm orange."
"The scarlet on her lips stood out vividly against her pale skin."
Usage: Use the noun form to describe a specific shade of bright, slightly orange-red color rather than just any deep red. The verb is less common in everyday speech and typically appears when describing fabric that has been dyed this particular hue.
To dye or tinge with scarlet.
"The ancient alchemist managed to scarlet the raw wool using a secret recipe made from crushed insects."
In plain English: Scarlet is not used as a verb; it is only an adjective that describes something bright red, so there is no action to define for this word form.
"Please do not scarlet your eyes by staring at that bright red sign so intensely."
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
"The scarlet sunset painted the sky in shades reminiscent of fresh blood and ripe cherries."
Of a bright red colour.
"The scarlet feathers of the cardinal stood out vividly against the grey sky."
A female given name from English, a modern variant of Scarlett, or from the common noun scarlet.
"Scarlet is often chosen as a baby girl's name because it sounds elegant and has strong historical roots in English literature."
The word comes from the Middle English term for a specific type of cloth. Its original meaning referred to this fabric before it came to describe the bright red color associated with it.