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Definition: Carmine |
CarmineAdjective1. Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. Noun1. A variable color averaging a vivid red. Verb1. Color carmine. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Carmine" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a garden". |
Date "carmine" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Etymology: Carmine \Car"mine\, noun. [French expression carmin (Compare to Spanish carmin, Italian carminio), contr. from late Latin carmesinus purple color. See Crimson.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Coloring matter from the insect Coccus cacti L. It is used in foods, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, etc., as a dye, and also has use as a microscopic stain and biological marker. (references) |
Literature | Carmine (2 syl). The dye made from the carmës or kermës insect, whence also crimson, through the Italian cremisino. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Carmine, or Carmine Lake, or Crimson, or Cochineal is also a name for crimson colour dye, made from cochineal insects.
Carmine or crimson carmine is the name for crimson colour.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Carmine, Texas."
Synonyms: CarmineSynonyms: blood-red (adj), cerise (adj), cherry (adj), cherry-red (adj), crimson (adj), red (adj), reddish (adj), ruby (adj), ruby-red (adj), ruddy (adj), scarlet (adj), cardinal (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Carmine |
| English words defined with "carmine": Carminated, Carmine red, Carminic, carminic acid ♦ Diamond finch ♦ Kermes. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "carmine": cobaltoadamit. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Carmine" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (card for wool, flax). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Carmine said one boy, here are two (The Freshman; writing credit: Andrew Bergman) You can take your thumb out of my ass any time now, Carmine. (Animal House; writing credit: Harold Ramis; Douglas Kenney) Whatever they are, Carmine, they make us a lot of money (The Sopranos; writing credit: Isabel Clara-Simo; Ramón De España) | |
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Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | He wore a greatcoat in midsummer, being affected with the trembling delirium, and his face was the color of carmine. |
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Human Rights | Afghanistan | There has been no investigation into the 1998 killing of Lieutenant Colonel Carmine Calo, an Italian serving with the U.N. Special Mission. (references) |
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| "Carmine" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 54.17% of the time. "Carmine" is used about 24 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 54.17% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Noun (proper) | 25% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 12.5% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 8.33% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 24 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "carmine" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Carmine | First name Male | 7,000 | 805 |
| Carmine | Last name | 200 | 32,278 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Carmine" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a garden". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Carmine." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Carmel | Female | Biblical | N/A |
| Carmel | Female | English | N/A |
| Carmella | Female | English | Carmel |
| Carmen | Female | English | Carmel |
| Carmela | Female | Italian | Carmel |
| Carmina | Female | Italian | Carmel |
| Carmine | Male | Italian | Carmel |
| Carmo | Female | Portuguese | Carmel |
| Carmela | Female | Spanish | Carmel |
| Carmelita | Female | Spanish | Carmel |
| Carmelo | Male | Spanish | Carmel |
| Carmen | Female | Spanish | Carmel |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
1. Carmine, TX (city, FIPS 12916) |
Expressions using "carmine": alizarin carmine ♦ Carmine red ♦ Indigo Carmine. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "carmine": carmine-painted, carmine-red, carmine-winged. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "carmine"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | kërmëz, i kuq gjak (incarnadine, sanguineous), i kuq (apoplectic, gules, high-colored, high-coloured, judas-colored, judas-coloured, pink, pinko, red). (various references) | |
Arabic | قرمزي (cochineal, crimson, purple, red, scarlet), اللون القرمزي (crimson, scarlet, vermillion). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | кармин, наситеночервен цвят. (various references) | |
Chinese | 胭脂红 (Cochineal). (various references) | |
Czech | karmín. (various references) | |
Danish | CI food blue 1 (CI food blue 1, indigo carmine, indigotin), carmin 6B (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), C1 pigment red 57 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), rubinpigment BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), litholrubin BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), indigotin (CI food blue 1, indigo carmine, indigotin), E180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E132 (CI food blue 1, indigo carmine, indigotin). (various references) | |
Dutch | CI pigment red 57 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), CI food blue 1 (CI food blue 1, indigo carmine, indigotin), rubis pigment (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), robijnpigment (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), litholrubine BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), karmijn 6B (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), indigotine (CI food blue 1, indigo carmine, indigotin), indigokarmijn (CI food blue 1, indigo carmine, indigotin), E180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E132 (CI food blue 1, indigo carmine, indigotin). (various references) | |
Finnish | litolirubiini BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), indigotiini (CI food blue 1, E132, indigo carmine, indigotin), indigokarmiini (CI food blue 1, E132, indigo carmine, indigotin), E 180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E 132 (CI food blue 1, E132, indigo carmine, indigotin). (various references) | |
French | carmin. (various references) | |
German | karminrot (crmison, lake). (various references) | |
Greek | κατακόκκινοσ (vermillion), βαθύ κόκκινο χρώμα (crimson), άλικοσ (scarlet). (various references) | |
Hebrew | אר'מן (crimson, magenta, mauve, purple), כרמין. (various references) | |
Hungarian | karmazsinvörös szín, kármin-. (various references) | |
Indonesian | merah tua (crimson, scarlet). (various references) | |
Italian | carminio. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 洋紅 (crimson), カーボン紙 (black currant, cacao, cactus, Caesar, Cairo, car lease, car life, car race, car radio, carbon paper, carcase, carcass, Carlton, carport, Casio, Cassiopeia, Cassisliqueur, chaos, chiropractic, chiropractor, cocktail, cocktail dress, cocktail glass, cocktail lounge, cocktail party, couch potato, counseling, counselor, count, countdown, counter, counter attack, counter display, counterblow, counter-propagation, counterpunch, counterpurchase, count-out, cowboy, cowboy hat, cowhide, curl, Curlash, curler, curling, curve, Kahn, Kaiser, Kamasutra, Kashmir, kinesics, kite, kymograph, rustle, television addict). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | カーマイン , よう"う (a store operated by a foreigner, crimson, important points, important port, list of requirements, main points, overseas travel, principle, sunlight, sunshine). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | arminecay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | cor vermelho-vivo, carmim (rouge). (various references) | |
Romanian | carmin (crimson-hued). (various references) | |
Russian | карминный цвет, кармин карминный, кармин (French red, French rouge). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | karmin (lipstick, lip-stick). (various references) | |
Spanish | carminoso, carmín (lipstick, pancake, rouge), de carmín. (various references) | |
Swedish | karminröd, karmin (carminic acid 2)carmines, cochineal, E120). (various references) | |
Turkish | parlak kırmızı renkli, kırmızı (cherry, erythr-, erythro-, florid, gules, red, Ruby, ruddy, scarlet). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | червоногарячий колір, червоногарячий (Orient), червоний пігмент, карміновий, кармін. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | chất đỏ son m u đỏ son, đỏ son (vermilion). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Arabic | 500-Modern | qirmiz. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Nehemiah Chapter 12, Verse 45 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quia in diebus David et Asaph ab exordio erant principes constituti cantorum in carmine laudantium et confitentium Deo |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And they kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean, and so did the music-makers and the door-keepers, as it was ordered by David and Solomon his son. |
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| Language | Nehemiah Chapter 12, Verse 45 |
| Cebuano | Ug ilang gibantayan ang sugo sa ilang Dios, ug ang sugo sa paghinlo, ug maoy gihimo sa mga mag-aawit ug sa mga magbalantay sa pultahan, sumala sa sugo ni David, ug si Salomon nga iyang anak. |
| Croatian | Oni su vršili službu Bogu svome i službu oèišæenja - kao i pjevaèi i vratari - prema odredbi Davida i njegova sina Salomona. |
| Danish | og disse tog Vare på, hvad der var at varetage for deres Gud og ved Renselsen, ligesom også Sangerne og Dørvogterne gjorde deres Gerning efter Davids og hans Søn Salomos Bud. |
| Dutch | En de wacht huns Gods waarnamen, en de wacht der reiniging, ook de zangers, en de poortiers, naar het gebod van David en zijn zoon Salomo. |
| Finnish | Ja nämä toimittivat tehtävänsä Jumalaansa palvellen ja puhdistuksia suorittaen, samoin veisaajat ja ovenvartijat, niinkuin Daavid ja hänen poikansa Salomo olivat käskeneet. |
| French | observant tout ce qui concernait le service de Dieu et des purifications. Les chantres et les portiers remplissaient aussi leurs fonctions, selon l`ordre de David et de Salomon, son fils; |
| German | und warteten des Dienstes ihres Gottes und des Dienstes der Reinigung. Und die Sänger und Torhüter standen nach dem Gebot Davids und seines Sohnes Salomo; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | karena merekalah yang melakukan upacara penyucian dan upacara-upacara lain yang telah diperintahkan oleh Allah. Para pemain musik dan penjaga gerbang Rumah TUHAN juga melakukan tugas-tugas mereka, sesuai dengan peraturan Raja Daud dan Salomo, putranya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena dilakukannya pengawalan Allahnya dengan rajin dan dengan sucinya, demikianpun segala biduan dan penunggu pintu menurut titah Daud dan Sulaiman, puteranya. |
| Maori | Na kei te tiaki ratou i nga mea o to ratou Atua, kei te tiaki hoki i te purenga, a i pera ano nga kaiwaiata, me nga kaitiaki kuwaha; rite tonu ki te whakahau a Rawiri raua ko tana tama, ko Horomona. |
| Norwegian | Og de varetok hvad det var å vareta for deres Gud, og hvad det var å vareta ved renselsen; likeså varetok sangerne og dørvokterne sin tjeneste, således som David og hans sønn Salomo hadde befalt. |
| Portuguese | observando os preceitos do seu Deus, e os da purificação, como também o fizeram os cantores e porteiros, conforme a ordem de Davi e de seu filho Salomão. |
| Rumanian | pqzind tot ce privea slujba lui Dumnezeu wi a curqyirilor. Ckntqreyii wi uwierii kwi kmplineau wi ei slujbele, dupq rknduiala lui David wi a fiului squ Solomon. |
| Swedish | Dessa iakttogo nu vad som var att iakttaga vid gudstjänsten och vid reningarna, och likaså gjorde sångarna och dörrvaktarna sin tjänst, såsom David och hans son Salomo hade bjudit. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "carmine": carmines. (additional references) | |
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"Carmine" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ayreminne, Camie, Campine, Camranh, Caprinae, cardine, carien, carinae, carine, carinne, carmin, carmined, carminic, carnifex, carnmoni, Carntine, Casmance, Circini, cirine, cirmen, comraind, Cormani, craine, crimine, curmin, kaminer, Karamzin, Karimjee, Karmenu, Sarmineto. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "carmine" (pronounced kÄ"rmun) |
| 6 | k Ä" r m u n | Carman, Carmen. |
| 5 | -Ä" r m u n | barman. |
| 4 | -r m u n | fireman, firemen, airman, chairman, cochairman, corpsman, foreman, foremen, longshoremen, Spearman, wireman. |
| 3 | -m u n | famine, ferryman, Firman, abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, albumin, alderman, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, baseman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, cattlemen, Cayman, chairwoman, Chapman, chessman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, committeeman, common, congressman, congresswoman, councilman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, Dolman, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, footman, foramen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentleman, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Letterman, Liman, Lineman, linemen, lobsterman, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, Outman, overman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policeman, policewoman, postman, predetermine, pressman, Pullman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswoman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, specimen, spokesman, spokeswoman, sportsman, statesman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, timberman, Titman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, Waterman, watermen, wingman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, Woolman, workman, yachtsman, yeoman. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-m-n-r" | |
-1 letter: airmen, anemic, carmen, carnie, cinema, iceman, marine, mincer, remain. | |
-2 letters: aimer, amice, amine, amnic, anime, areic, cairn, caner, ceria, crane, cream, crime, erica, inarm, macer, manic, micra, minae, mince, miner, nacre, namer, naric, nicer, ramen, ramie, rance, reman. | |
-3 letters: acme, acne, acre, airn, amen, amie, amin, amir, cain, came, cane, care, carn, cine. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-m-n-r" | |
+1 letter: amercing, carmines, chairmen, creaming, cremains, germanic, manicure. | |
+2 letters: aeronomic, anticrime, cambering, centigram, cremating, cremation, criminate, embracing, firemanic, machinery, manicured, manicures, manticore, miscreant, muscarine, nicknamer, numerical, screaming. | |
+3 letters: acrimonies, affirmance, aldermanic, androecium, becharming, campaigner, centigrams, centralism, ceremonial, chairmaned, chairwomen, chambering, chamfering, charminger, chloramine, cinemagoer, cinerarium, clambering, cochairmen, complainer, creaminess, cremations, criminated, criminates, dormancies, enharmonic, hypermanic, importance, innumeracy, lawrencium, macaronies, macerating, maceration, manometric, manticores, marcelling, mechanizer, mercantile, miscreants, monarchies, mordancies, muscarines, nicknamers, nomarchies, normalcies, numeracies, oceanarium, racemizing, rampancies, reclaiming, rematching, remittance, revanchism, scampering, serviceman, unicameral. | |
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