rubicund

[ roo-bi-kuhnd ]

adjective

1. red or reddish; ruddy:

   a rubicund complexion.

rubicund

/ ˈruːbɪkənd; ˌruːbɪˈkʌndɪtɪ /

adjective

1. of a reddish colour; ruddy; rosy

Derived Forms

• rubicundity, noun

Other Words From

• rubi·cundi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubicund¹

1495–1505; < Latin rubicundus, akin to ruber red ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubicund¹

C16: from Latin rubicundus , from rubēre to be ruddy, from ruber red

Example Sentences

This was the time for Wemmick to produce a little kettle, a tray of glasses, and a black bottle with a porcelain-topped cork, representing some clerical dignitary of a rubicund and social aspect.

From Literature

Mr. Loring had a vulnerable, rubicund face with eyebrows arched into constant and natural inquisitiveness.

From Literature

His hair, once chestnut, has been grey for some time, the cheeks rubicund, but everything we have heard about his retirement has suggested a man making the most of his adjusted priorities, visiting new places, keeping busy, still so energised and driven with that unstoppable enthusiasm for life.

From The Guardian

He was described in his Daily Telegraph obituary as being one of the most liberal-minded MPs of his generation with a demeanour variously described as "plump, balding and rubicund".

From BBC

From the bow of his trawler, bespangled with anti-EU banners and bobbing on the grey Thames outside the Houses of Parliament, a rubicund fisherman bellowed at the crowds on Westminster Bridge.

From Economist