rubescent

[ roo-bes-uhnt ]

adjective

1. becoming red; blushing.

rubescent

/ ruːˈbɛsənt /

adjective

1. literary.
   reddening; blushing

Derived Forms

• ruˈbescence, noun

Other Words From

• ru·bescence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubescent¹

1725–35; < Latin rubēscent- (stem of rubēscēns, present participle of rubēscere to redden), equivalent to rub ( ēre ) to be red (derivative of ruber red; ruby ) + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubescent¹

C18: from Latin rubescere to grow red, from ruber red

Example Sentences

A shaft of noonday sunlight, coming through a side window, struck his hair and made a rubescent halo around his freckled face.

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