reddish
pronunciation
How to pronounce reddish in British English:
UK [ˈredɪʃ]
How to pronounce reddish in American English:
US [ˈredɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Word Origin
- reddish (adj.)
- late 14c., from red (adj.1) + -ish. Related: Reddishness.
Example
- 1. The woman had shoulder-length reddish hair and pale freckled skin .
- 2. Lycopene is an antioxidant that is responsible for the reddish hue of tomatoes .
- 3. Obscuring dust lanes , young blue star clusters and reddish star forming regions surround a core of yellowish light from an older population of stars .
- 4. I see her light-brown checked coat and her plaid scarf and her proud successful face and reddish hair darkened at the end of its curls by the water .
- 5. Abaxial leaf surface gray with clearly distinct reddish brown midrib .