rutilant hair
- noun
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cabello rutilante
- Her rutilant hair caught the sunlight beautifully.
Examples
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The actress was known for her striking rutilant hair, which glowed beneath the stage lights.
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Her rutilant hair shimmered in the late afternoon light.
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He admired the rutilant hair of the old portrait, catching subtle copper highlights.
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He admired her rutilant hairs flowing in the breeze.
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Her rutilant hair shimmered in the late afternoon light.
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The actress was known for her striking rutilant hair, which glowed beneath the stage lights.
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He admired the rutilant hair of the old portrait, catching subtle copper highlights.
How Red
Surface Forms
Morphology
rutilant + hair
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: if a learner knows 'rutilant' as ‘shining/reddish-golden’ and 'hair' as the noun, the meaning 'hair that shines with a reddish or golden color' is directly derivable. Although 'rutilant' is rare (and may be unknown to B1 learners), the semantic combination itself is fully compositional and thus transparent for anyone who knows the constituent meanings.
Etymology
Rutilant hair uses rutilant to show a red-gold glow, so rutilant hair creates the image of hair shining like copper or autumn leaves in the sun. That's why it means 'hair that shines with a reddish or golden color'.