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RUDDINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A healthy reddish complexion
Synonyms:
rosiness; ruddiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ruddiness" is a kind of...):
complexion; skin color; skin colour (the coloring of a person's face)
Derivation:
ruddy (of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies)
ruddy (inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life)
