redness
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- noun
- /ˈrɛdnəs/
:
rojez
- An hour later, the redness was gone, but a white outline of the odd branding remained.
- redness of cheeks
- redness of blood
But I won't find redness in your brain.
- But I won't find redness in your brain.
- So the red rose, the quality of the Rose is its redness.
- The redness of a red experience, the smell of coffee, the taste of mint.
Examples
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One long strip of the sky was smeared with a pale redness that was fading fast, like my smile.
Fiction book (1992) -
No actual redness in the brain, just the idea of redness.
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So now he knew that it was contrast and redness which was very important.
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The sun lost its redness as it climbed.
Fiction book (1996) -
The redness of blood, vivid against the stark white of the woman's skin.
Fiction book (1991) -
Ginger's face turned a porcelain white, hideous against the redness of her hair.
Fiction book (1994) -
Hemoglobin happens to be red when it's oxygenated, so the redness of our blood is a byproduct of the chemistry of carrying oxygen.
Academic text (2006) -
The doctor noted the redness on her arm, indicating an allergic reaction.
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After the workout, he noticed the redness on his cheeks from the exertion.
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The artist used vibrant hues to capture the redness of the setting sun.
Synonyms
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3.4
A deep red color with a little purple
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A color like blood or ripe tomatoes
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A very strong red colour that is easy to see
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A deep red color that is not bright
A slight red color on something like skin or sky
A deep red color like fresh raspberries
A red color with a little purple in it
A warm red-brown color often used in paint and design
How Red
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Redness comes from the old English word red meaning 'red' plus the ending -ness meaning 'state' or 'quality', so it simply means 'how red something is', like the redness of a sunset or a rose.