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unflushed

unflushed

1 6.6
A pale face that shows no red color
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈflʌʃt/
: pálido
  • His cheeks remained unflushed even after running up the stairs.

Examples

  • The child's face was unflushed, showing no sign of excitement or embarrassment.

  • After the long illness she returned home looking tired and unflushed in the cold light.

  • Her face looked unflushed after the long meeting.

  • He appeared unflushed despite the cold weather.

  • After the long illness, her face looked unflushed, lacking the warmth of color.

  • His cheeks remained unflushed even after he finished running the race.

  • The child's face appeared unflushed, revealing his calm demeanor during the performance.

Antonyms

32 3.3

Cheeks that look red from strong feeling, heat or exercise

How Red

flushed
32 3.3
pink
172 1.0
unflushed
1 6.6
pale
301 1.0
ashen
7 5.1

Surface Forms

unflushed positive

Morphology

unflushed = flushed (transparent) = un + flush + ed

Knowing 'flushed' (reddened) makes it easy for a B1 learner to understand 'unflushed' as 'not reddened'.

Etymology

Unflushed is made of un- 'not' and flush, a word that can mean 'to become red' or 'to blush', so unflushed describes a face that is not reddened and looks pale.