REDDENED
Dictionary entry overview: What does reddened mean? • REDDENED (adjective)
The adjective REDDENED has 2 senses:
1. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
2. lighted with red light as if with flames
Familiarity information: REDDENED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REDDENED (adjective)
Meaning:
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
Synonyms:
red-faced; reddened; flushed; crimson; red
Context examples:
crimson with fury / turned red from exertion / with puffy reddened eyes / red-faced and violent / flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment
Similar:
colored; colorful; coloured (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination)
Meaning:
Lighted with red light as if with flames
Synonyms:
inflamed; reddened; ablaze
Context examples:
streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees / the inflamed clouds at sunset / reddened faces around the campfire
Similar:
light (characterized by or emitting light)
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