ruddiness
- a word derived from ruddy.
Example Sentences
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McGregor's lined face still carries some youthful ruddiness, and his mane and beard are dark.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2022
In his painting Noli Me Tangere Titian gives her red hair to emphasise the ruddiness of desire.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2013
Dejah Thoris is one of these, except for her ruddiness a more or less standard-issue heroine in need of saving.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2012
Crumb's appearance onstage at the New York Public Library made a striking contrast with Robert Hughes' paunchy ruddiness.
From Time Magazine Archive
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My Lady Stafford, howbeit, hath not a grey hair of her head, and hath more ruddiness of her face than Mistress Martin, being to my thought the comelier dame of the twain.
From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Holt, Emily Sarah