English Thesaurus

Synonyms for “ruddy”

ruddy

adjective

  1. rosy, red, fresh, healthy, glowing, blooming, flushed, blushing, radiant, reddish, sanguine, florid, sunburnt, rosy-cheeked, rubicund • He had a naturally ruddy complexion.
    opposites: white, grey, pale, wan, sickly, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen
  2. red, pink, scarlet, ruby, crimson, reddish, roseate • barges, with their sails ruddy brown
  3. damn, blasted, bloody (British, informal), blessed, damned, flaming, bleeding (British, informal), blooming (British, informal), freaking (slang, mainly, US), flipping (British, informal), blinking (British, informal), confounded, goddam (US, informal), effing (British, informal) • The ruddy thing wouldn't work.

'ruddy' in Other Languages

  • British English: ruddy If you describe someone's face as ruddy, you mean that their face is a reddish colour. ADJECTIVEHe had a naturally ruddy complexion.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: corado
  • Chinese: > 红的面色> 红紅的
  • European Spanish: rubicundo rubicunda
  • French: rougeaud rougeaude
  • German: rötlich
  • Italian: rubicondo rubiconda
  • Japanese: 赤らんだ
  • Korean: > 불그스레한안색이
  • Portuguese: corado corada
  • Spanish: rubicundo rubicunda

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