rubicund

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

Word Origin

rubicund (adj.)
"inclining to redness," c. 1500, from Middle French rubicond (14c.), or directly from Latin rubicundus, from rubere "to be red," from ruber "red" (see red (adj.1)). Related: Rubicundity.

Example

1. A pretty girl with a rubicund face looks very jocund in the bund .

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