Rubicund

  • 21rubicund — ru•bi•cund [[t]ˈru bɪˌkʌnd[/t]] adj. red or reddish; ruddy • Etymology: 1495–1505; < L rubicundus, akin to ruber red ru bi•cun′di•ty, n …

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  • 22rubicund — /ˈrubəkənd / (say roohbuhkuhnd) adjective 1. red or reddish. 2. of a high colour, as from good living. {Latin rubicundus} –rubicundity /rubəˈkʌndəti/ (say roohbuh kunduhtee), noun …

  • 23rubicund — adj. (of a face, complexion, or person in these respects) ruddy, high coloured. Derivatives: rubicundity n. Etymology: F rubicond or L rubicundus f. rubere be red …

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  • 24rosy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. blushing, blooming, bright, promising, hopeful. See color, hope. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rose colored] Syn. deep pink, pale cardinal, roseate; see blushing , pink , red , rose . 2. [Promising]… …

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  • 25ruddy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. red, florid (see color). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rosy, reddish, bronzed; see red . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. red, reddish, healthy, glowing, pinkish, *apple cheeked, blooming, flushed,… …

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  • 26sanguine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cheerful, confident, hopeful; ruddy. See hope, cheerfulness, health. Ant., hopeless, pessimistic. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cheerful, confident, enthusiastic, expectant, optimistic; see also… …

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  • 27Redness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Redness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 red red scarlet vermilion carmine crimson pink lake maroon carnation couleur de rose rose du Barry Sgm: N 1 magenta magenta …

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  • 28ruby — [14] Ruby goes back ultimately to Latin ruber ‘red’, a descendant of the same Indo European base as produced English red. From it was derived the medieval Latin adjective rubīnus, which was used in the term lapis rubīnus ‘red stone’. In due… …

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  • 29ruby — [14] Ruby goes back ultimately to Latin ruber ‘red’, a descendant of the same Indo European base as produced English red. From it was derived the medieval Latin adjective rubīnus, which was used in the term lapis rubīnus ‘red stone’. In due… …

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  • 30Rubicundity — Ru bi*cun di*ty, n. [LL. rubicunditas.] The quality or state of being rubicund; ruddiness. [1913 Webster] To parade your rubicundity and gray hairs. Walpole. [1913 Webster] …

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