reddish

[red-ish]

adjective

1. somewhat red; tending to red; tinged with red.

ˈreddish

/ ˈrɛdɪʃ /

adjective

1. somewhat red

Other Word Forms

• reddishness noun
• reddishly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of reddish¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, reddish is from the Middle English word redische. See red ¹, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Blueberries sweeten it and lend a lovely reddish hue.

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And yet atollas gain their reddish coloration from pigments called porphyrins, which don’t absorb blue light all that well and which, if exposed to bright light, emit toxins.

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Every orifice we can see—Autumn’s mouth, eyes, ears, and nose—is emanating a reddish light.

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The one time she had stopped using the poultice, her hair had soon begun to reveal its true color: a striking reddish brown, quite like the color of the children’s hair, and wonderfully shiny, too.

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By that she meant reddish, although a person who was accustomed to talking about hair would be more likely to describe it as a rich auburn.

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When To Use

What does reddish mean?

Reddish describes something that is somewhat red or tinted red, as in After washing my shirt hundreds of times, it’s gone from red to merely reddish.The color red is a primary color at one end of the visible spectrum and is the color of human blood. Something that is reddish is not fully red.Example: The sky turned a reddish color as the moon began obscuring the sun.