reddish

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reddish¹

  • /ˈɹɛdɪʃ/

Rhymes with -ɛdɪʃ

adjective more reddish · most reddish

  1. Somewhat red. "Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages.

    Similar: reddy, ruddy, erubescent, florid, reddish, rubicund, rubiform, rubricate, rufescent, rufous, rufulous, russet

Opposite: achromatic, colorless

Reddish²

proper noun Reddishes

  1. countable, uncountable A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8993).
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A surname.

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Closest in meaning: red, ruddy, crimson, scarlet, ruby-red, cerise, carmine, cherry-red, cherry, ruby, blood-red, colored, colorful, coloured, chromatic, in color

adjective

Opposite: achromatic, colorless

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adj somewhat red

Españolrojizo, rubescente, rúbeo
हिन्दीरक्ताभ raktābh, लोहित lohit
Portuguêsavermelhado
Françaisrougeâtre
Deutschrötlich
Italianorossiccio, rossastro
Ελληνικάυπέρυθρος ypérythros, κοκκινωπός kokkinopós
Românăroșcat
Русскийкраснова́тый krasnovátyj
עבריתאֲדַמְדַּם

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@misc{reddish_2026,
  title = {reddish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reddish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}