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Ruddy

Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Healthy 84% connected

Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Healthy 84% connected

Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.

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Cerise 74% connected

Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cerise 74% connected

Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

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Carmine 92% connected

A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cerise 92% connected

Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cherry 92% connected

A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crimson 92% connected

A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Florid 92% connected

Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Red 92% connected

. imp. & p. p. of Read.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reddish 92% connected

Somewhat red; moderately red.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rubicund 92% connected

Inclining to redness; ruddy; red.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ruby 92% connected

A precious stone of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and hyacinth red. It is a red crystallized vari…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sanguine 92% connected

Having the color of blood; red.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Scarlet 92% connected

A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, -- of many tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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