vinaceous
- adjective
- /vɪˈneɪʃəs/
:
vináceo
- She wore a vinaceous dress to the party, reminiscent of a deep red wine.
Examples
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The butterfly has vinaceous wings that shimmer in the sunlight.
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She painted the walls a deep vinaceous color.
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A vinaceous hue dominated the vineyard landscape at sunset.
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The dress was a stunning vinaceous shade.
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A vinaceous hue dominated the vineyard landscape at sunset.
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She wore a vinaceous dress to the party, reminiscent of a deep red wine.
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She painted the walls a deep vinaceous color.
Synonyms
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3.0
A deep red color like red wine
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A dark red color like red wine
A deep red color with a purple tone often used for leather
How Red
Surface Forms
Morphology
vinaceous = vin + aceous
Although the word historically contains the learned suffix '-aceous' and a wine-related combining form, the base element 'vin' is not a recognizable modern English word for most learners.
Etymology
The word vinaceous comes from the Latin root vin- meaning 'wine', a root you also see in Spanish vino and English vine. That's why something described as vinaceous has the deep red, 'wine-like' color of red wine.