redness

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
noun red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

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

There was neither shame nor redness on his face. — Notre-Dame de Paris, Victor Hugo
Up there, the impalpable redness gave a blurred appearance to everything. — The House on the Borderland, William Hope Hodgson
Blood was its Avatar and its seal—the redness and the horror of blood. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

inflammation, rubor

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