Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

red velvet

American  
[red vel-vit] / ˈrɛd ˈvɛl vɪt /

adjective

  1. relating to or being a food item, such as a cookie, bagel, or yogurt, flavored with cocoa and dyed with red food coloring.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Past the stalls and the sinks through another door lies plush red velvet, shadows, and the hum of 1950.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

You can preorder the cinnamon roll cake, which comes in a classic, red velvet or matcha flavor.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Elsewhere on the first floor, there is a magnificent movie room that is adorned in red velvet and boasts a fireplace and large projector.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

Tanya Mouchawrab, 37, and her two daughters, Lily, 13, and Ivy, 11, stayed up late the night before making a trio of cakes – lemon, red velvet and rainbow.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

At the top of a spiral staircase — they were obviously in one of the towers — they found their beds at last: five four-posters hung with deep red, velvet curtains.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training