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red⋅ness

[red-nis]
–noun
the quality or state of being red.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME rednesse, OE rēadnes; see red 1 , -ness
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red   (rěd)   
n.  
    1. The hue of the long-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 630 to 750 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue resembles that of blood; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.

    2. A pigment or dye having a red hue.

    3. Something that has a red hue.

    4. often Red A Communist.

    5. A revolutionary activist.

    1. often Red A Communist.

    2. A revolutionary activist.

adj.   red·der, red·dest
  1. Having a color resembling that of blood.

  2. Reddish in color or having parts that are reddish in color: a red dog; a red oak.

    1. Having a reddish or coppery skin color.

    2. often Red Offensive Of or being a Native American.

  3. Having a ruddy or flushed complexion: red with embarrassment.

  4. often Red Communist.


[Middle English, from Old English rēad; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
red'ly adv., red'ness n.
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