bloodred

adjective

blood·​red ˈbləd-ˈred 

: having the color of blood

Examples of bloodred in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Viñales, limestone knolls, or mogotes, emerge from the valley's bloodred earth like upturned loaves. —Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024

This flare was both preceded and followed by incredible bloodred auroral displays that engulfed the planet from the poles to the tropics. —IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2012

As for her beauty look, Pugh opted for a soft smoky glam with subtle cat eyeliner, a pink lip, and a bloodred manicure. —Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2023

Nancy Reagan stood by in her bloodred dresses, red as an AIDS ribbon, red as gore. —Grant Sutton, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2022

This Surrealist look comes courtesy of Bronson van Wyck, who bucked tradition with a bloodred tree, a circus tent enclosure, and a saintly topper. —Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 14 Dec. 2022

The fiancés often venture out in coordinated daring outfits, whether that means Fox dressing in a hot pink metallic set that matches MGK's hair or the actress sizzling in a naked Mugler dress while her man sparkles in a bloodred sequined suit. —Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Oct. 2022

Wildfires burning along the M25, the main highway surrounding London, suggest otherwise; the same is true of the extreme-heat warnings, 100-degree temperature, and bloodred weather maps. —Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 19 July 2022

Conversely, below ground there is a vast entertainment area with a private bowling alley—a nod to the couple’s sense of fun—where the walls are upholstered in a bloodred velvet. —Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 16 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bloodred

• shuddered