red / red
adjective of the hue resembling the primary color at the warm end of the spectrum The red sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer. From ‘The Red Badge of Courage’ by Stephen Crane, 1871-1900 having the warmest primary color as a distinguishing hue A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses. Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900 flushed; ruddy …when she looked into his funny face with the red cheeks and round blue eyes she forgot that she had felt shy. From ‘The Secret Garden’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1849-1924 bloodshot Her skin was colorless and her eyes were red with tears. From ’33 Miracles’ by A.P. Vasko, ?- glowing When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. Albert Einstein, 1879-1955 noun the warmest primary color on the spectrum The color red is associated with romance and blood, but not at the same time. Dov Davidoff, 1973- clothing with the hue of the warmest primary color When in doubt, wear red. Bill Blass, 1922-2002 the condition of showing a loss When a film company is in the red, they come to me. Bela Lugosi, 1882-1956