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Redness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being red. uncountable

    "Nancy Reagan is famous for the redness of her wardrobe."

  2. 2
    red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood wordnet
  3. 3
    A red discoloration, especially of skin. countable, uncountable

    "Redness and swelling are associated with certain superficial infections."

  4. 4
    a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English reednes, rednesse, from Old English rēadnes (“redness”), equivalent to red + -ness.

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