peachinessn.
/ˈpiːtʃɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpitʃinᵻs/ The quality of resembling a peach in appearance, texture, flavour, etc.; (colloquial) desirability or attractiveness, esp. of appearance.
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the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > pinkness > [noun]
damask1600
peach bloom1652
peachiness1820
the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > pale red or pink
incarnationa1475
carnation?1533
peach colour1573
maiden's blush1598
maiden blush1600
flesh-colour1611
gridelinc1640
incarnadine1661
pinka1669
peach bloom1716
pompadour1761
rose pink1772
salmon-colour1813
orange-pink1820
peachiness1820
maiden rose1827
pinkiness1828
peach-blow1829
peach1831
pink madder1835
flesh-tint1839
pinkness1840
rose du Barry1847
flesh1852
almond1872
ash of roses1872
nymph-pink1872
rose Pompadour1872
salmon1873
pinkishness1874
mushroom1884
salmon-pink1884
naturelle1887
shell-pink1887
sunrise1890
sultan pink1899
mushroom colour1900
sunblush1925
flesh tone1931
magnolia1963
the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > attractive or impressive quality > [noun] > specific
aroma1851
peachiness1869
1820 C. R. Maturin Melmoth IV. xxiv. 76 The rose-leaf tint and peachiness of their delicate cheeks.
1869 Contemp. Rev. 11 357 Appreciating critics who write about its [sc. a picture's] fruitiness, and juiciness, and pulpiness, and downiness, and peachiness.
1986 Smithsonian Mar. 98 People who don't care a straw about Boucher's morals seem to resent the peachiness of his subjects, the coquetry of his colors.
2002 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 11 May 6 Rich and full in the mouth, [Viognier] has the characteristic peachiness but also a New World tropical fruit flavour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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