rubicund

[roo-bi-kuhnd]

adjective

1. red or reddish; ruddy.

   a rubicund complexion.

rubicund

/ ˈruːbɪkənd, ˌruːbɪˈkʌndɪtɪ /

adjective

1. of a reddish colour; ruddy; rosy

Other Word Forms

• rubicundity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubicund¹

1495–1505; < Latin rubicundus, akin to ruber red ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubicund¹

C16: from Latin rubicundus , from rubēre to be ruddy, from ruber red

Example Sentences

Mr. Loring had a vulnerable, rubicund face with eyebrows arched into constant and natural inquisitiveness.

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He was described in his Daily Telegraph obituary as being one of the most liberal-minded MPs of his generation with a demeanour variously described as "plump, balding and rubicund".

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From the bow of his trawler, bespangled with anti-EU banners and bobbing on the grey Thames outside the Houses of Parliament, a rubicund fisherman bellowed at the crowds on Westminster Bridge.

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The phone, with its rubicund sheen, was instantly coveted.

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Some 350 cross-country skiers with rubicund faces from three days of playing outside were packed in the nave that caterers had transformed into a magnificent dining hall.

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