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Definition of rubescent in English: rubescentadjective rʊˈbɛs(ə)ntˌro͞oˈbes(ə)nt literary Reddening; blushing. 〈主诗/文〉变红的；发红的；脸红的 the heart, rubescent and entire Example sentencesExamples - On my fourth dive of the week, I rounded an outcrop at about 22m to be greeted by a view of a series of rocky pinnacles covered in gorgonians bathed in the rubescent sunlight of a late-autumn afternoon.
Synonyms red, pink, ruddy, glowing, reddish, pinkish, florid, high-coloured, healthy-looking, aglow, burning, flaming, feverish, rubicund, roseate, rosy
OriginMid 18th century: from Latin rubescent- 'reddening', from the verb rubescere, from ruber 'red'. Definition of rubescent in US English: rubescentadjectiveˌro͞oˈbes(ə)nt literary Reddening; blushing. 〈主诗/文〉变红的；发红的；脸红的 the heart, rubescent and entire Example sentencesExamples - On my fourth dive of the week, I rounded an outcrop at about 22m to be greeted by a view of a series of rocky pinnacles covered in gorgonians bathed in the rubescent sunlight of a late-autumn afternoon.
Synonyms red, pink, ruddy, glowing, reddish, pinkish, florid, high-coloured, healthy-looking, aglow, burning, flaming, feverish, rubicund, roseate, rosy
OriginMid 18th century: from Latin rubescent- ‘reddening’, from the verb rubescere, from ruber ‘red’. |