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- [red]
- /rɛd/
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- [red]
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Definitions of red word
- noun red John, c1460–1529, English poet. 1
- noun red Richard Bernard ("Red") 1913–97, U.S. actor and comedian. 1
- adjective red of the color red. 1
- adjective red having distinctive areas or markings of red: a red robin. 1
- adjective red of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness: the red column in the ledger. 1
- adjective red Older Slang: Usually Disparaging. radically left politically. (often initial capital letter) communist: Red China. 1
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Origin of red
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English red, Old English rēad; cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, Old Norse raudhr, Latin rūfus, ruber, Greek erythrós; see rubella, rufescent, erythro-
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Parts of speech for Red
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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red popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
red usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for red
adj red
- aflame — If something is on fire, you can say it is aflame.
- aflush — (archaic, or, poetic) flushed, blushing.
- aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- bloodshot — If your eyes are bloodshot, the parts that are usually white are red or pink. Your eyes can be bloodshot for a variety of reasons, for example because you are tired or you have drunk too much alcohol.
noun red
- apparatchik — An apparatchik is someone who works for a government or a political party and who obeys orders.
- apparatchiks — a member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country.
- bolshevik — Bolshevik is used to describe the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
- bolsheviks — a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.
- bolshevist — a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.
Antonyms for red
adjective red
- mired — a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
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