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- [red]
- /rɛd/
- /red/
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- [red]
- /rɛd/
Definitions of redder word
- noun redder any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers. 1
- noun redder something red. 1
- noun redder (often initial capital letter) Older Slang: Usually Disparaging. a radical leftist in politics, especially a Communist. 1
- noun redder Informal. red light (def 1). 1
- noun redder Informal. red wine: a glass of red. 1
- noun redder Also called red devil, red bird. Slang. a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color. 1
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Origin of redder
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 Redder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
redder 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".