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redness

/ˈɹednəs/RED-nuhs
/ˈɹɛdnəs/RED-nuhs

Meaningthe quality of being red

Common meaning: a red colour, as of the skin

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishredd‘red’source
  2. Middle Englishreedsource
  3. Englishred‘the colour of blood’
  4. Englishformed in English from redredness‘a red colour, as of the skin’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from red + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), RED, p.496 · scan

Source words

  • redd Old English · source word “red”

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