redness

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a response of body tissues to injury or irritation

   Characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat.

2. 2
   noun

   The state or quality of being red.

   Nancy Reagan is famous for the redness of her wardrobe.

3. 3
   noun

   A red discoloration, especially of skin.

   Redness and swelling are associated with certain superficial infections.

4. 4
   noun

   red color or pigment

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

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