pink
A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowersA color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
» Who is the woman dressed in pink?
Кто эта женщина в розовом?
Хто ця жінка в рожевому?
Meaning
19 senses(countable, uncountable)A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
My new dress is a wonderful shade of pink.
A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
(countable, uncountable)Magenta, the colour evoked by red and blue light when combined.
a light shade of red
(countable, uncountable)Pale red.
Rosa
ро́зовыйrózovyj
роже́вийrožévyj
(countable, uncountable)Any of various flowers of that colour in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.
This garden in particular has a beautiful bed of pinks.
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
(countable, dated, uncountable)A perfect example; excellence, perfection; the embodiment of some quality.
Your hat, madam, is the very pink of fashion.
(countable, uncountable)Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters.
(countable, uncountable)A huntsman.
(countable, uncountable)One of the colour balls used in snooker, coloured pink, with a value of 6 points.
Oh dear, he's left himself snookered behind the pink.
(countable, slang, uncountable)An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare Babbitt, bourgeoisie.
(countable, slang, uncountable)The vagina or vulva.
(countable, uncountable)A pink dye or pigment.
(countable, uncountable)A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of pink pigment.
Examples
295 sentencesWho is the woman dressed in pink?
Хто ця жінка в рожевому?
ruКто эта женщина в розовом?
Who is the girl in the pink dress?
Хто ця дівчинка в рожевій сукні?
ruКто та девочка в розовом платье?
deWer ist das Mädchen in dem rosa Kleid?
I never wear pink.
Я ніколи не ношу рожеве.
ruЯ никогда не ношу розовое.
She painted the wall pink.
Вона пофарбувала стіну в рожевий колір.
ruОна покрасила стену в розовый цвет.
I have a pink car.
У мене рожевий автомобіль.
ruУ меня есть розовый автомобиль.
deIch habe ein rosa Auto.
Translations
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Origin
Origin uncertain; perhaps from Dutch pinken (“to blink”) or the English verb pink from theOrigin uncertain; perhaps from Dutch pinken (“to blink”) or the English verb pink from the same source. Perhaps from the notion of the petals being pinked. An earlier word for similar flesh-like colors, mostly displaced by pink, was incarnation ([1300s]; see Etymonline) and carnation.
Unknown. Some lexicographers suggest comparison to regional German Pinke (“minnow; small salmon”), but this is not widely accepted.
Borrowed from Middle Dutch pincke. Compare French pinque.
Probably ultimately imitative, or from Dutch pingelen (“to do fine needlework”) or Low German [Term?]; compare Low German pinken (“hit, peck”) and Pinke (“big needle”).
Unknown. Attested from the late 15th century.
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Forms
plural: pinksSynonyms
2 synonyms- any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers:garden pink
- a person with mildly leftist political views:pinko
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- wearing a pink
- tickled pink
- pink shirt
- wear pink