flesh color

flesh col·or

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flesh kuhl-er]
- /flɛʃ ˈkʌl ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flesh kuhl-er]
- /flɛʃ ˈkʌl ər/

Definitions of flesh color words

noun flesh color (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a yellowish pink or pinkish cream color (approximating the skin color of a white person). 1
noun flesh color a color that falls within the spectrum of human skin colors. 1

See all 2 definitions of flesh color

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Origin of flesh color

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; def. 1 from approximating the color of a white person's skin

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Parts of speech for Flesh color

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flesh color

flesh color popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flesh color usage trend in Literature

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