unrouged

9.4

Not wearing makeup on the face or cheeks

adjective
/ʌnˈruːdʒd/

: sin rubor

She entered the room, her unrouged cheeks lending her a natural beauty.

Examples

The actress appeared unrouged for the role, emphasizing her character's innocence.
His sister prefers to stay unrouged for a natural look.
Even with unrouged lips, her smile was captivating.
She looked beautiful with her unrouged cheeks.
She entered the room, her unrouged cheeks lending her a natural beauty.
The actress appeared unrouged for the role, emphasizing her character's innocence.
His sister prefers to stay unrouged for a natural look.

Synonyms

unpainted

vsunrouged

1 3.7

A face with no makeup showing a natural look

is specific to cheeks lacking applied blush rather than whole face

untinted

vsunrouged

1 4.0

Clear and natural because it has no added color

applies only to cheeks missing applied blush, not general colorlessness

Antonyms

rouged

1 7.2

Having red makeup on the cheeks or lips

How Rouged

painted

Archaic

3 3.5

rouged

1 7.2

unrouged

9.4

Surface Forms

unrouged positive

Morphology

unrouged = rouged (transparent) = un + rouge + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is added to the adjective 'rouged' (rouge + -ed) and yields the simple opposite meaning 'not rouged'.

Etymology

Unrouged has the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word rouge, which means 'red' and is the red 'makeup' people put on cheeks or lips. So unrouged means 'not wearing rouge', describing a natural, makeup-free face.