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reddened
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redden
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blush, make rosy |
| Synonyms: | bloody, color, crimson, dye, flush, glow, go red, incarnadine, mantle, paint, pink, pinken, rose, rouge, rubify, rubric, rubricate, ruby, ruddle, ruddy, rust, suffuse, tint, turn red |
| Antonyms: | lighten, pale |
| Main Entry: | color |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make pigmented; shade |
| Synonyms: | adorn, blacken, bloom, blush, burn, chalk, crayon, crimson, darken, daub, dye, embellish, emblazon, enamel, enliven, flush, fresco, gild, glaze, gloss, illuminate, imbue, infuse, lacquer, paint, pigment, pinken, redden, rouge, stain, stipple, suffuse, tinge, tint, tone, variegate, wash |
| Notes: | color refers to the wavelength composition of light, shade is a gradation of color referring to its degree of darkness, tint is a gradation referring to its degree of lightness, and hue indicates a modification of a basic color |
| Antonyms: | discolor, pale, whiten |
| Main Entry: | florid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flushed, ruddy |
| Synonyms: | blowzy, flush, glowing, high-colored, pink, reddened, rubicund, sanguine |
| Antonyms: | pale, pallid, white |
| Main Entry: | flush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become or make pink or red |
| Synonyms: | blush, burn, color, color up, crimson, flame, glow, go red, mantle, pink, pinken, redden, rose, rouge, suffuse |
| Antonyms: | pale, uncolor |
| Main Entry: | glow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burn, radiate |
| Synonyms: | be suffused, blare, blaze, blush, brighten, color, crimson, fill, flame, flare, flush, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glitter, ignite, kindle, light, mantle, pink, pinken, redden, rose, rouge, shine, smolder, thrill, tingle, twinkle |
| Main Entry: | irritate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurt, chafe |
| Synonyms: | aggravate, burn, erupt, fret, inflame, intensify, itch, pain, redden, rub, sensitize, sharpen, sting, swell |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, calm, help, soothe |
| Main Entry: | sore |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hurt physically |
| Synonyms: | abscessed, aching, acute, afflicted, annoying, bruised, burned, burning, chafed, critical, distressing, extreme, hurtful, hurting, inflamed, irritated, pained, painful, raw, reddened, sensitive, severe, sharp, smarting, tender, ulcerated, uncomfortable, unpleasant, vexatious |
| Antonyms: | good, well |
| Main Entry: | painted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made-up |
| Synonyms: | colored, daubed, freshened, powdered, reddened, rouged |
| Main Entry: | luminesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | glow |
| Synonyms: | be suffused, blare, blaze, blush, brighten, color, crimson, fill, flame*, flare, flush, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glitter, ignite, incandesce, kindle, light, mantle, pink*, pinken, redden, rose, rouge, shine*, smolder, thrill, tingle, twinkle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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