"erubescence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛɹʊˈbɛsəns/, /ˌɛɹuˈbɛsəns/ Forms: erubescences [plural]
Etymology: Mid 18th century. From Latin erubescens, from erubesco, from ex- + rubesco. Compare French érubescence. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|erubescens}} Latin erubescens, {{af|la|ex-|rubesco|nocat=1}} ex- + rubesco, {{cog|fr|érubescence}} French érubescence Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} erubescence (usually uncountable, plural erubescences)
  1. The act of becoming red; reddening. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-erubescence-en-noun-LPOR1k5H
  2. Redness of the skin or surface of anything; a blushing. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-erubescence-en-noun-pBhy3Zdg
  3. Reddishness. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-erubescence-en-noun-C0lVgP8O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escence, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 3 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 14 7 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 4 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: erubescency Related terms: erubescent Coordinate_terms: albescence (english: becoming white), cerulescence (english: becoming blue), flavescence (english: becoming yellow), nigrescence (english: becoming black), virescence (english: becoming green)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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