rufescent

ru·fes·cent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo-fes-uh nt]
- /ruˈfɛs ənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo-fes-uh nt]
- /ruˈfɛs ənt/

Definitions of rufescent word

adjective rufescent somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous. 1
adjective rufescent tinged with red or becoming red 0
adjective rufescent reddish; red-tinged 0

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Origin of rufescent

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20; < Latin rūfēscent- (stem of rūfēscēns, present participle of rūfēscere to redden), equivalent to rūf(us) red1, tawny + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent

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Parts of speech for Rufescent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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rufescent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for rufescent

noun rufescent

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.

All 28 Synonyms of rufescent