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reddishness

reddishness

3.6
A slight red color on something like skin or sky
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛdɪʃnəs/
translation icon : rojidez
  • The artist added a touch of reddishness to the sunset painting to give it a warm glow.

Examples

  • Her dress had a lovely reddishness that stood out against the neutral background.

  • The lights in the room cast a subtle reddishness that made everyone look more vibrant.

  • If you like kind of a reddishness warmth coming out.

  • It brings just a little more reddishness to things.

Synonyms

redness
vsreddishness
3 1.1

The red color of a thing, like cheeks, flowers or the sunset

is milder and means only a slight tint of that color
rosiness
vsreddishness
1 3.1

A pink or red color in the cheeks showing good health and happiness

is more general and means a slight overall tint rather than cheek glow

Antonyms

greenishness
5.1

A slight green color or tint on something

bluishness
4.8

A slight blue colour on something

How Red

redness
3 1.1
reddishness
3.6
pinkness
1 1.0

Surface Forms

reddishness singular
reddishnesses plural

Morphology

reddishness = reddish (transparent) = red + ish + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'reddish' using '-ness', a transparent formation.

Etymology

The word reddishness comes from the simple color red plus the ending -ish meaning 'somewhat' and -ness meaning 'the state of'. So reddishness means the 'state of being somewhat red', like the light red you see in a sunset or on a warm cheek.