rubicund - Glite Dictionary

Examples

If you don't believe it, look at the face of a superannuated playboy or a rubicund old politician who has gotten fat on graft.

Fiction book (1991)
He was short, rotund, and rubicund, protected by the armor of academic purity that appears to repudiate all interest in cash.

Fiction book (1995)
After a day in the sun, his cheeks took on a rubicund glow that made him look healthy.
The rubicund faces of the children playing outside radiated joy and vitality.
She admired the rubicund complexion of the man sitting next to her, which made him appear vibrant and lively.

Synonyms

reddish

vsrubicund

33 1.0

Having a slightly red color

implies a healthy rosy complexion rather than mere slight redness

ruddy

vsrubicund

15 5.3

Having a healthy red color, often on the face or cheeks

is the more formal or literary term for that same healthy red color

rosy-cheeked

vsrubicund

2 2.8

Having pink cheeks that show good health

refers to overall facial color rather than cheeks only

florid

vsrubicund

1 7.1

Having a red or rosy face that looks healthy

focuses on simple healthy red color without the outdoor association

sanguine

vsrubicund

1 7.6

Having a healthy red color in the cheeks

is nearly identical but used as a plain descriptive color term

rubescent

vsrubicund

9.9

Having a red or pink color

describes a stable healthy red tone rather than a change into red

How Ruddy

flushed

3.3

ruddy

15 5.3

rubicund

1 9.2

rosy

23 1.0

Surface Forms

rubicund positive

Etymology

Rubicund comes from the Latin root ruber, meaning 'red', the same root you see in ruby. So rubicund describes a healthy, rosy face that is red in colour.