Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The state or quality of being red.

    Nancy Reagan is famous for the redness of her wardrobe.

    Röte

    краснота́krasnotá

  2. (countable, uncountable)A red discoloration, especially of skin.

    Redness and swelling are associated with certain superficial infections.

    Rötung

    покрасне́ниеpokrasnénije

More definitions
  • red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
  • a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Ziri noticed redness around the splinter.

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  2. Dmitri dismissed the redness on his ankle as a rash.

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  3. Daffodils are a common cause of dermatitis amongst florists, with daffodil sap provoking symptoms such as redness and dry, scaly skin.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
quality of being red:
red discoloration:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
quality of being red:
red discoloration:

Origin

From Middle English reednes, rednesse, from Old English rēadnes (“redness”), equivalent to

From Middle English reednes, rednesse, from Old English rēadnes (“redness”), equivalent to red + -ness.

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Forms

plural: rednesses
Singularredness
Pluralrednesses

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood:red
  • a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat:inflammationrubor

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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