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reddish-gray

reddish-gray

3.4
A gray color with a little red in it
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɛdɪʃ ɡreɪ/
  • US
translation icon : gris rojizo
  • He wore a reddish-gray sweater that complemented his features perfectly.

It's more so like a reddish grey.

Examples

  • The stones by the river had a distinct reddish-gray color that stood out against the green foliage.

  • Only a few tufts of her reddish-gray hair were left on her charred skull.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The artist chose a reddish-gray paint for the sky in her landscape painting.

Synonyms

red-gray
vsreddish-gray
4.0

A gray color mixed with some red

describes grey with only a slight red tint

Antonyms

1 2.5

A grey color with a touch of blue

1 3.0

A gray color with a little green in it

How Red

rusty
6 1.3
reddish-gray
  • US
3.4
brownish-gray
  • US
1 2.7
gray
  • US
321 1.0

Surface Forms

reddish-gray positive
reddish-greyer comparative
reddish-grayest superlative

Morphology

reddish-gray = reddish + gray (transparent) = reddish + gray

A straightforward compound of 'reddish' and 'gray'; the meaning 'gray with a slight red tint' follows directly from the parts.

Etymology

Reddish-gray is made from red, -ish, and gray. The -ish part means 'somewhat' or 'a little', so reddish-gray describes a gray color with a small red touch.