单词 | rubescent |
释义 | rubescent[ roo-bes-uhnt ] / ruˈbɛs ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rubescent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivebecoming red; blushing. Origin of rubescent1725–35; <Latin rubēscent- (stem of rubēscēns, present participle of rubēscere to redden), equivalent to rub(ēre) to be red (derivative of ruber red; see ruby) + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent--ent OTHER WORDS FROM rubescentru·bes·cence, nounWords nearby rubescentRubens, Peter Paul, rubeola, rubeola virus, rubeosis, rubeosis iridis diabetica, rubescent, rubiaceous, Rubicon, rubicund, rubidium, rubidium-strontium dating Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rubescent
British Dictionary definitions for rubescentrubescent / (ruːˈbɛsənt) / adjectiveliterary reddening; blushing Derived forms of rubescentrubescence, nounWord Origin for rubescentC18: from Latin rubescere to grow red, from ruber red Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for rubescentrubescent [ rōō-bĕs′ənt ] adj.Turning red; reddening. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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