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- [roo-bee]
- /ˈru bi/
- /ˈruː.bi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roo-bee]
- /ˈru bi/
Definitions of ruby word
- noun plural ruby a red variety of corundum, used as a gem. 1
- noun plural ruby something made of this stone or one of its imitations, as a bearing in a watch. 1
- noun plural ruby a deep-red port wine. 1
- noun plural ruby deep red; carmine. 1
- noun plural ruby (initial capital letter) Digital Technology. an open-source, high-level programming language that is purely object-oriented. 1
- noun plural ruby British Printing. a 5½-point type, nearly corresponding in size to American agate. 1
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Origin of ruby
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English rubi (noun) from Old French, from Old Provençal robi(n), from Medieval Latin rubīnus (lapis) “red (stone),” derivative of Latin ruber, rubeus red1
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Parts of speech for Ruby
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ruby popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
ruby usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ruby
noun ruby
- bittersweet — If you describe an experience as bittersweet, you mean that it has some happy aspects and some sad ones.
- blusher — Blusher is a coloured substance that women put on their cheeks.
- bricker — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
- burgundy — Burgundy is used to describe things that are purplish-red in colour.
- cardinals — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
adj ruby
- blowsy — (esp of a woman) untidy in appearance; slovenly or sluttish
verb ruby
- incarnadine — blood-red; crimson.
- mantling — a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- crimson — Something that is crimson is deep red in colour.
- mantle — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
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