Rubicund

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rubicund \Ru"bi*cund\, a. [L. rubicundus, fr. rubere to be red,
     akin to ruber red. See {Red}.]
     Inclining to redness; ruddy; red. "His rubicund face."
     --Longfellow.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rubicund
       adj : inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with
             outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund
             cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: {ruddy},
              {sanguine}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  81 Moby Thesaurus words for "rubicund":
     Titian, Titian-red, blooming, blowzed, blowzy, bricky, burnt,
     cardinal, carmine, carnation, carnelian, cerise, cherry,
     cherry-colored, cherry-red, crimson, damask, ferruginous, fiery,
     fire-red, flame-colored, flame-red, flaming, florid, flush,
     flushed, full-blooded, glowing, gules, hectic, hot, incarmined,
     inflamed, infrared, iron-red, lake-colored, laky, lateritious,
     lobster-red, lurid, maroon, port-wine, puce, red, red-complexioned,
     red-dyed, red-faced, red-fleshed, red-looking, reddened, reddish,
     reddish-amber, reddish-brown, rosy, rosy-cheeked, rubiginous,
     rubric, rubricose, ruby, ruby-colored, ruby-red, ruddied, ruddy,
     ruddy-complexioned, ruddy-faced, rufescent, rufous, rust, rust-red,
     rusty, sanguine, scarlet, stammel, sunburned, tile-red, vermilion,
     vinaceous, warm, wine, wine-colored, wine-red