redness

[red-nis]

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noun

the quality or state of being red.

Origin of redness

before 900; Middle English rednesse, Old English rēadnes; see red¹, -ness

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Related Words for redness

burning, color, blossom, glowing, flush, glow, bloom, ruddiness, rosiness, scarlet, redness, mantling, rash, flowering, folding, developing, anthesis, freshness

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Contemporary Examples of redness

The third gizmo is the Laser Genesis, which treats fine lines, redness, and uneven skin texture.
The $1,250 Facial
Beth Landman
March 18, 2010

Historical Examples of redness

The redness of the sky gave way to blue, and all grew clear and beautiful.
Opera Stories from Wagner
Florence Akin
He may be known from the other varieties by the redness of his gills.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870
Various
He took notice of the serious humour he found me in, and of the redness of my eyes.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
The deepening of the cloud is essentially necessary to the redness of the orb.
The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century
John Ruskin
Rollo could see the redness of the heat in the holes and crevices.
Rollo in Naples
Jacob Abbott

Word Origin and History for redness

n.

Old English readnes; see from red (adj.1) + -ness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper