cerise C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /səˈris/ UK /səˈriːz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a bright, deep cherry-red color She wore a cerise scarf that blazed against the gray coat. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a bright, deep cherry-red... cherrycrimsoncarminescarlet Word family Related forms cherry Etymology AI details From French cerise ('cherry'), from Vulgar Latin *ceresia, from Late Latin cerasium, from Greek kerasion ('cherry'). cerise French kerasion Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cerise **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /səˈris/ **IPA (UK):** /səˈriːz/ ## Meanings 1. a bright, deep cherry-red color ## Examples - She wore a cerise scarf that blazed against the gray coat. ## Synonyms - cherry - crimson - carmine - scarlet ## Related Forms - cherry ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cerise - Root: kerasion ## Etymology From French cerise ('cherry'), from Vulgar Latin *ceresia, from Late Latin cerasium, from Greek kerasion ('cherry'). ## AI Etymology Cerise comes from French cerise ('cherry'), from Vulgar Latin *ceresia, from Late Latin cerasium, from Greek kerasion ('cherry'). The historical trail runs through cerise in French and kerasion in Ancient Greek. Used as a noun and adjective, cerise now means "a bright, deep cherry-red color", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as cherry. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown