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red en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ɾɛd/ (Scotland, Wales)
  • [ɻʷɛˑd̥] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹɛd/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹed/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (US) audio
  • rĕd (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós Proto-Germanic *raudaz Proto-West Germanic *raud Old English rēad Middle English red English red Inherited from Middle English red, from Old English rēad, from Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ- + *-ós. Cognates See also West Frisian read, Low German root, rood, rot, rod, Dutch rood, German rot, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål rød, Norwegian Nynorsk raud, Swedish röd, Faroese reyður, Icelandic rauður; also Welsh rhudd, Latin ruber, rufus, Tocharian A rtär, Tocharian B ratre, Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Albanian pruth (“redhead”), Russian ру́дый (rúdyj) ("red", "redhaired"). Czech rudý, Lithuanian raúdas, Finnish rauta, Estonian raud, Serbo-Croatian riđ ("reddish", "red"), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬛𐬌𐬙𐬀 (raoidita), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá, “red, bloody”).

Meanings

  1. Of a red hue.
    • Your colour, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:
    • He was wearing a red jacket.
    • The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows. 1954 July 29, J.R.R. Tolkien, “I: A Long-Expected Party”, in The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings; 1), →ISBN:
    • The girl wore a red skirt.
  2. (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
    • Her hair had red highlights.
  3. (of the skin) Having a redder hue than usual due to embarrassment, anger, sunburn, etc.; flushed.
    • [T]he sun was shining on a happy crowd. It shone on white hats and red faces. It shone on ice lollies and melted them. 1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 23:
  4. (of a dog or its coat) Having a brown color.
  5. (of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black (“of the spades or clubs suits”)
    • I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
  6. (capitalized, often) Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red: ▸ Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
    • the red-black grand coalition in Germany
    • "Only Nixon could go to China" was the refrain of conventional wisdom during Richard Nixon’s 1972 official visit to Mao Tse-tung’s regime. Nixon’s anti-communist credentials, however dubious, provided useful camouflage as he opened diplomatic relations with Red China and made breathtaking concessions that an undisguised liberal couldn’t get away with. https://web.archive.org/web/20061114093022/http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/1998/vo14no16/vo14no16_dragon.htm
  7. (US, capitalized, often) Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red: ▸ The U.S. Republican Party.
    • a red state
    • a red Congress
  8. (derogatory, offensive) Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations.
    • All my friends are Indians / All my friends are brown and red 1994, Soundgarden, Spoonman:
  9. Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
  10. (particle) Of a red color charge.

Forms

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redder Degree=Cmp lexicographic
Red alternative lexicographic
reddest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

unred (antonym(s) of “having red as its colour”) · antired (antonym(s) of “having red as its colour charge”) · nonred (antonym(s) of “having red as its colour”)

Deriveds (first 500 of 805)

Red Volta · red ocher · Red Poll · take the red eye · red banana · red lane · red flag knowledge · Harrison red · redsmith · ruby-red · red goods · Red Lion · Red Eye · redlipped · reddy · ruby red · red letter law · red coat · Redflower · red phalarope · red pilled · red wedding · red biddy · red meat radish · red junglefowl · red fascist · overred · red-veined darter · rose red · cherry-red · Red 40 · ultrared · Adrianople red · red-orange · red ginger · Red Crown · Red Current · red light · arrest-me-red · red sauce · red monkey · red-short · red rat snake · red burning skin syndrome · dark red · red flag law · red hot · red seaperch · red man · red velvet mite · Red Hill · red setter · Red Guard · red Leb · red kangaroo · redcoat · red phosphorus · red kuri squash · red giant · western red lily · redbill · grey red-backed vole · red osier · red ironwood · red flag warning · red mulberry · red teamer · red flag · red cent · red snow · red nugget galaxy · carthamus red · red light district · red noise · red state · red apple · Redbeard · Little Red Riding Hood · Red Crescent · red card · red brick university · red-back · red rock crab · Red Hill South · Red Star · redpoint · red-leg · carmine red · red cardinal · red top · Red Brigades · red coral · red-and-green macaw · red cotton tree · red king crab · red elm · red leg · red-legged golden orb-weaver spider · red squad · red-start · blue-red · red-blooded · red bay · red-shirt · red silver · red banner · redfin · red osier dogwood · red velvet cake · red brush · red-hot minute · red hind · kino red · red fire · red-hot poker · red fir · red wine headache · red-fan parrot · red pepper · red-flowering banana · red car · red gold · red-tapist · red-rimmed · red tea · red pea · red daikon · red-line torpedo barb · red admiral · red planet · redeyed · red nugget · Red Liner · paint the town red · Red Cross · redback · red-breasted snipe · red-bellied woodpecker · redwood · red siskin · redspotted · red figure · red-necked buzzard · red yeast rice · red hake · clap one's hands red · red-eye gravy · red-diaper · red-legged grasshopper · red-green colour blindness · redrimmed · red ensign · red dead man's fingers · redsear · red squill · red maids · red seaweed · red-zone · red hat · red plague · Morocco red · red-winged tinamou · red precipitate · royal red prawn · red tape · red week · red clump · red manganese · red-handed · Red List · red-veined dock · put on the red light · red-bellied black snake · red-tapeism · Red Dot · red flag in front of a bull · red beet · red chokeberry · redheaded · Parliamentary red · red bean porridge · Falu red · red lion · Red Bay · red garra · infra-red · big red switch · Nile red · bleed red ink · red mist · blood-red · red-bird · red neck syndrome · red mongo · red box · red-legged partridge · red penny · rosy-red · red-shafted flicker · redden · red guard · red tegu · turn on red · red squirrel · red back · red chip · Red Wing · red-currant · Moroccan red · Old Red Sandstone · redleg · red-pencil · redwing · code red · Red Rock · red tailed shark · red-tagging · red sea · red grape · red measles · red liquor · monored · red-green color blindness · Red China · red-cockaded woodpecker · red nigger · red-point · red colic · red-toothed · Red · Mexican red rump · red ale · red-handedness · red delicious · red-necked woodpecker · red up · red drum · tile red · red-team · red licorice · red magic lily · red sage · red skin syndrome · red campion · red-capped · red marrow · red flower · raise red flags · redmouth · red nightshade · Red Lake · redcap · red oak · ash-red · red-necked francolin · red river hog · red cunt hair · red spiral galaxy · redfinch · red flag to a bull · red sunflower · red-tapism · redbreast · dago red · Red Hawke · red-fin shark · Red Mediterranean · red wave · red squid · red oak tree · red spurge · red-baiting · dwarf red-leaf plum · red cabbage · red-collared lorikeet · red rosin paper · red fever · Himalayan red bear · red tanager · red-eared slider · red-footed falcon · red mercury · redneck · red route · redbud · red copper · red cedar · red-ragger · Red Scar · red string of fate · red wolf · Red Lake County · red shale · red ape · red date · redheart · red-rumped swallow · red notice · redskin onion · redbug · redstart · red-bellied titi · red-eared terrapin · red-shanked douc · red as a beetroot · Lincoln Red · redbelly · Red Vienna · red Helen · red ring disease · red-eared turtle · red heat · red circle rate · red-breasted flycatcher · red juniper · red seaweed isopod · red strawberry tongue · red terror · red time · Red Willow Creek · redware · redstem · red-lipped batfish · red princess flower · redhead · red-bloodedness · red tag · redhorse · take the red pill · red zone · eastern red cedar · red huckleberry · red-necked stint · red flying squid · red-finned shark · redbed · red panda · red-shortness · red ball · straight red · red-backed sea eagle · naphthalene red · red envelope · red ribbon · redout · Red Roses · Red Flag · red-tailed black shark · red manganese oxide · red-legged cormorant · redshank · red spruce · red-card · red alga · red-maids · red lives matter · red snake · red-tailed black cockatoo · red team · red-winged parrot · red pine · Canadian red pine · red-blood · red tail disease · red force · redstreak · red blood cell · Great Red Spot · give it a red-hot crack · blood-red fancy · red bourgeoisie · red-assed · red shank · red-headed honeyeater · red hornweed · red-faced cormorant · unexpected red theory · red worm · red-winged fairywren · catch red-handed · red snapper · redear · red vermouth · Red Hatter · red shirt · red ring skirt · red cypress · red green · red-top · red dead-nettle · red triangle slug · red currant · red forest · red mange · red-browed finch · red caviar · red fescue · red light camera · redfish · red-light camera · red moki · beetroot red · arctic red jellyfish · red-diaper baby · Cambodian red · red-tailed tropicbird · Red Clydeside · red-tailed phascogale · red-velvet cake · red vitriol · brick-red · redness · redwards · red alder · para red · sit dead-red · red-breasted merganser · redwashing · red dwarf · Red Bank · redline · red judge · Red Wharf Bay · red pussy hair · red pudding · Red Bluff · yellow-red · Shasta red fir · redway · semired · red tide · red slaw · Red Spot · ragged red fibers · red cap · red mite · red tiger · quinova red · red rocket · red slender loris · Red Cliffs · northern red-backed vole · red spiral · red wings · red corner · redshirt · red fascism · reddish · red orpiment · red-collared widowbird · red cholic · red vet pet · red and silver dewdrop · red mulga · redgum · Red Beach · red plum maggot · red arrow · redstone · red martyrdom · Harlan's red-tailed hawk · red-bellied piranha · reds under the bed · red-linked · red rice · redtail · redbrick · red-footed tortoise · red-billed gull · dead-red · red lionfish · red rattle · red cotton-tree · red deer · big red button · roll out the red carpet · redophile · red corpuscle · red mamey · redwork · red-faced · red brass · red admirable · red nucleus · red spider mite · red-green-brown alliance · red-breasted sapsucker · redtwig · red scare · we all bleed red · red candle · northern red oak · red alert · red-capped parrot · red-gum · red-tailed hawk · red-flag · code red drill · red-up · cut red tape

Descendants

ret · ledi · redi · red · red

Synonyms

carmine · cherry-red · maroon · scarlet · cardinal-red · blood-red · rust-red · brick-red · vermilion · rose-red · wine-red · claret-red · rufescent · rufous-red · coral-red · ruby-red · gules-red · cochineal-red · cerise · crimson

Translations (542)

nrf rouoge (having red as its colour) · tl mapula (having red as its colour) · na ȯmwirara (having red as its colour) · lij rósso (having red as its colour) · ms merah (having red as its colour) · ar حمرا (having red as its colour) · non rauðr (having red as its colour) · hy կարմիր (having red as its colour) · ur لال (having red as its colour) · dz དམརཔོ (having red as its colour) · fy read (having red as its colour) · hi लाल (having red as its colour) · ht rouj (having red as its colour) · bug ma-cəllaʔ (having red as its colour) · la rubidus (having red as its colour) · sc ruzu (having red as its colour) · tvl mmelo (having red as its colour) · sas abaŋ (having red as its colour) · lou rouj (having red as its colour) · jje 벌겅ᄒᆞ다 (having red as its colour) · kok तांबडें (having red as its colour) · ka წითელი (left-wing, socialist or communist) · nv łichííʼ (having red as its colour) · fa قِرْمِز (having red as its colour) · gv jiarg (having red as its colour) · ar حُمُر (having red as its colour) · oc vermelh (having red as its colour) · zh 紅 /红 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · sc rúgiu (having red as its colour) · yai сурх (having red as its colour) · ar حُمُر (having red as its colour) · udm горд (having red as its colour) · es rubro (having red as its colour) · udm горд (of hair: orange-brown) · nl ros (of hair: orange-brown) · da rød (of hair: orange-brown) · mt aħmar (having red as its colour) · la rubeus (having red as its colour) · cy coch (of hair: orange-brown) · rap heŋaheŋa (having red as its colour) · pa ਲਾਲ (having red as its colour) · mrc hwetam (having red as its colour) · ko 좌익 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · zku taltharni (having red as its colour) · nia oyo (having red as its colour) · mfe rouz (having red as its colour) · kjh чигрен (of hair: orange-brown) · ttt sürx (having red as its colour) · ltg rauds (of hair: orange-brown) · mbb meriɣa' (having red as its colour) · cv хӗрлӗ (having red as its colour) · sc ruju (having red as its colour) · evn хулама (having red as its colour) · pag ambalanga (having red as its colour) · gd ruadh (having red as its colour) · sco reid (having red as its colour) · hi लाल (left-wing, socialist or communist) · tyz đeng (having red as its colour) · ar حَمْرَاء (having red as its colour) · ko 붉다 (having red as its colour) · fit punanen (having red as its colour) · ro roșu (having red as its colour) · el κόκκινος (of hair: orange-brown) · lv sarkans (left-wing, socialist or communist) · ru а́лый (having red as its colour) · hy շիկակարմիր (of hair: orange-brown) · hop paalangpu (having red as its colour) · bg черве́н (having red as its colour) · as ৰঙা ৰং (having red as its colour) · roa-opt vermelho (having red as its colour) · ba ҡыҙыл (having red as its colour) · pdt root (having red as its colour) · wmw ceundu (having red as its colour) · de rot (left-wing, socialist or communist) · rap reto reto (having red as its colour) · lld cöce (having red as its colour) · alt кызыл (having red as its colour) · th แดง (left-wing, socialist or communist) · am ቀይ (having red as its colour) · nds rod (having red as its colour) · pt vermelho (left-wing, socialist or communist) · tg сурх (having red as its colour) · it rosso (having red as its colour) · sh cr̀ven (left-wing, socialist or communist) · sl rdeč (left-wing, socialist or communist) · ca roig (left-wing, socialist or communist) · yue 紅 /红 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · gug pytã (having red as its colour) · gd ruadh (of hair: orange-brown) · osx rōd (having red as its colour) · sn tsvuku (having red as its colour) · ru кра́сный (left-wing, socialist or communist) · ur سُرْخ (having red as its colour) · fa قِرْمِز (having red as its colour) · yue 紅色 /红色 (having red as its colour) · ja 赤い (having red as its colour) · ay chupika (having red as its colour) · uk руди́й (of hair: orange-brown) · hur ts'kwí:m (having red as its colour) · jje 빨강ᄒᆞ다 (having red as its colour) · mrj якшар (of hair: orange-brown) · pwn qudjilj (having red as its colour) · unm màxke (having red as its colour) · yo pupa (having red as its colour) · kwk t̕łat̕ła̱x̱wsa̱m (having red as its colour) · oc rog (having red as its colour) · eo ruĝa (having red as its colour) · fa سُرْخ (having red as its colour) · hrx rod (having red as its colour) · su beureum (having red as its colour) · ist russo (having red as its colour) · rsk червени (having red as its colour) · mrw mariga' (having red as its colour) · gl rubio (having red as its colour) · vi đỏ (having red as its colour) · unm màxksi (having red as its colour) · jv abang (having red as its colour) · fur ros (having red as its colour) · amu be (having red as its colour) · hu vörös (of hair: orange-brown) · tvl mea (having red as its colour) · naq ǀnawa (having red as its colour) · ban barak (having red as its colour) · az qırmızı (having red as its colour) · av багӏараб (having red as its colour) · pdc rot (having red as its colour) · ps سور (having red as its colour) · csb czerwòny (having red as its colour) · el κόκκινος (left-wing, socialist or communist) · hi सुर्ख़ (having red as its colour) · bo དམར་པོ (left-wing, socialist or communist) · lt rùdas (of hair: orange-brown) · fo reyður (having red as its colour) · bi red (having red as its colour) · ur قِرْمِز (having red as its colour) · az kürən (of hair: orange-brown) · tpi retpela (having red as its colour) · te ఎర్రని (having red as its colour) · la rufus (of hair: orange-brown) · ka ჟღალი (of hair: orange-brown) · lus sen (having red as its colour) · peo θuxrah (having red as its colour) · ak kɔkɔɔ (having red as its colour) · fi punainen (particle physics: having a color charge of red) · wa rodje (having red as its colour) · lld cueciun (having red as its colour) · tk gyzyl (having red as its colour) · frr ruad (having red as its colour) · hu piros (having red as its colour) · cs rusý (of hair: orange-brown) · mr लाल (having red as its colour) · mnc ᡶᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (having red as its colour) · pam magingkundiman (having red as its colour) · de rot (of hair: orange-brown) · rif azeggʷaɣ (having red as its colour) · mad mera (having red as its colour) · ru черво́нный (having red as its colour) · swb -kundru (having red as its colour) · khb ᦶᦡᧂ (having red as its colour) · cic homa (having red as its colour) · zku kaaru-kaaru (having red as its colour) · tkr чӏаран (having red as its colour) · frr ruid (having red as its colour) · nds rot (having red as its colour) · jv abrit (having red as its colour) · wuu 紅 /红 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · udm кельыт (of hair: orange-brown) · rap mea mea (having red as its colour) · nog йийрен (of hair: orange-brown) · bn আলহামরা (having red as its colour) · rgn råss (Riminese) (having red as its colour) · or ଲାଲ (having red as its colour) · es rubicundo (having red as its colour) · zh 紅色 /红色 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · pap korá (having red as its colour) · ar أحمر (having red as its colour) · arc סוּמַּק (having red as its colour) · da rød (having red as its colour) · ang rēad (having red as its colour) · to kulokula (having red as its colour) · chr ᎩᎦᎨ (having red as its colour) · cdo 紅色 /红色 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · nl rood (left-wing, socialist or communist) · akl mapuea (having red as its colour) · crs rouz (having red as its colour) · fi republikaaninen (of the U.S. Republican party) · fi punanahka- (derogatory: relating to Amerindians or First Nations) · lld chécen (having red as its colour) · nb rød (having red as its colour) · jje 붉다 (having red as its colour) · jje 발강ᄒᆞ다 (having red as its colour) · es rufo (having red as its colour) · ga deargach (left-wing, socialist or communist) · et punane (having red as its colour) · kw rudh (of hair: orange-brown) · kw rudh (having red as its colour) · es colorado (having red as its colour) · ab аҟаԥшь (having red as its colour) · ru ры́жий (of hair: orange-brown) · zku karrku (having red as its colour) · sah кыһыл (having red as its colour) · ofs rād (having red as its colour) · gv ruy (of hair: orange-brown) · he אָדְמוֹנִי (of hair: orange-brown) · ka წითელი (having red as its colour) · mdh mariga (having red as its colour) · os сырх (having red as its colour) · gd dearg (having red as its colour) · pt rubro (left-wing, socialist or communist) · he אָדוֹם (having red as its colour) · sc rúviu (having red as its colour) · ug قىزىل (having red as its colour) · sk červený (having red as its colour) · lt raudónas (having red as its colour) · cop ⲧⲱⲣϣ (having red as its colour) · hur tskwim (having red as its colour) · rhg lal (having red as its colour) · ce цӏен (having red as its colour) · kla taktakl̓i (having red as its colour) · fi punainen ((card games: of the hearts or diamonds suits) · osa žúuce (having red as its colour) · nfr ɲiɛ (having red as its colour) · mhr йошкар (of hair: orange-brown) · lv sarkans (having red as its colour) · gil uráura (having red as its colour) · et punane (of hair: orange-brown) · lki سور (having red as its colour) · mi mākura (having red as its colour) · ha ja (having red as its colour) · pl rudy (of hair: orange-brown) · es rosmarino (having red as its colour) · ar أحمر (having red as its colour) · gl rubio (of hair: orange-brown) · cs červený (having red as its colour) · bn লোহিত (having red as its colour) · sip སྐྱག (having red as its colour) · la rubicundus (having red as its colour) · tyv кызыл (having red as its colour) · sco reid (left-wing, socialist or communist) · cni kityonkari (having red as its colour) · oj miskwaa (having red as its colour) · nah chichiltic (having red as its colour) · aer thetheke (having red as its colour) · ani гьири (having red as its colour) · zza surek (of hair: orange-brown) · nn raud (having red as its colour) · ga dearg (having red as its colour) · pl czerwony (having red as its colour) · ky кызыл (having red as its colour) · tly سر (having red as its colour) · mak ɛja (having red as its colour) · sa रक्त (having red as its colour) · frr rüüdj (having red as its colour) · ceb pula (having red as its colour) · mww liab (having red as its colour) · cdo 紅 /红 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · lki سوێر (having red as its colour) · ga rua (having red as its colour) · ar حُمُر (having red as its colour) · la russus (having red as its colour) · ltg raudons (of hair: orange-brown) · crh qızıl (having red as its colour) · nl rood (having red as its colour) · hu vörös (having red as its colour) · pim muuskwo (having red as its colour) · es rojo (of hair: orange-brown) · txb ratre (having red as its colour) · yo pọ́n (having red as its colour) · ln ngóla (having red as its colour) · xsr མར་རུ (having red as its colour) · zh 紅 /红 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · sl rdeč (having red as its colour) · fr rouge (having red as its colour) · ga rua (of hair: orange-brown) · mg mena (having red as its colour) · la vermiculus (having red as its colour) · ang rēod (having red as its colour) · ja アカ (left-wing, socialist or communist) · sh цр̀вен (left-wing, socialist or communist) · bua улаан (having red as its colour) · blt ꪵꪒꪉ (having red as its colour) · gu લાલ (having red as its colour) · eu gorri (having red as its colour) · ja 赤い (of hair: orange-brown) · hak 紅 /红 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · scn pilu russu (of hair: orange-brown) · frr ruar (having red as its colour) · dak luta (having red as its colour) · mr तांबडा (having red as its colour) · eu ilegorri (of hair: orange-brown) · id merah (having red as its colour) · ca vermell (having red as its colour) · zza rem (diq) (having red as its colour) · fa اَحْمَر (having red as its colour) · dsb cerwjeny (having red as its colour) · sc ruxu (having red as its colour) · fr rouge (left-wing, socialist or communist) · got 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (having red as its colour) · gld сэгден (having red as its colour) · la ruber (having red as its colour) · fr roux (of hair: orange-brown) · an royo (having red as its colour) · emx lolo (having red as its colour) · xpr 𐫘𐫇𐫟𐫡 (having red as its colour) · tzo tsoj (having red as its colour) · nl rosse (of hair: orange-brown) · fi punainen (having red as its colour) · ht wouj (having red as its colour) · ty 'ute'ute (having red as its colour) · fi punainen (left-wing, socialist or communist) · cu чрьвенъ (having red as its colour) · goh rōt (having red as its colour) · ml ചുമപ്പ് (having red as its colour) · ka წითური (of hair: orange-brown) · rcf rouz (having red as its colour) · jje 뻘겅ᄒᆞ다 (having red as its colour) · fi punainen (astronomy: of the lower-frequency region of the electromagnetic spectrum) · kgp kusũg (having red as its colour) · fj damudamu (having red as its colour) · gor meela (having red as its colour) · ka პროგრესული (left-wing, socialist or communist) · ar حمرا (having red as its colour) · gag macar (of hair: orange-brown) · mhn roat (having red as its colour) · yue 紅 /红 (having red as its colour) · kg mbwaki (having red as its colour) · la rufus (having red as its colour) · haw ʻulaʻula (having red as its colour) · kk қызыл (having red as its colour) · tr kızıl (of hair: orange-brown) · ig uhie (having red as its colour) · ca pèl-roig (of hair: orange-brown) · tpi ret (having red as its colour) · rm cotschen (having red as its colour) · so casaan (having red as its colour) · ltg sorkons (having red as its colour) · mi whero (having red as its colour) · zh 紅色 /红色 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · kmr sor (having red as its colour) · bg ри́жав (of hair: orange-brown) · km ក្រហម (left-wing, socialist or communist) · sa रुधिर (having red as its colour) · mn ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ (having red as its colour) · af rooi (having red as its colour) · min sirah (having red as its colour) · ee dzĩ (having red as its colour) · oj miskozi (having red as its colour) · nuk ƛ̕ihuk (having red as its colour) · zku milthi (having red as its colour) · ar أَحْمَر (having red as its colour) · szl czyrwōny (having red as its colour) · tt кызыл (having red as its colour) · avd قیرمیز (having red as its colour) · rup arosh (having red as its colour) · es pelirrojo (of hair: orange-brown) · rom lolo (having red as its colour) · el κόκκινος (having red as its colour) · ta சிவப்பு (having red as its colour) · mn улаан (having red as its colour) · gag kırmızı (of hair: orange-brown) · zdj -nkuɗu (having red as its colour) · mk црвен (having red as its colour) · scn russu (of hair: orange-brown) · ast colloráu (having red as its colour) · zh 紅色 /红色 (having red as its colour) · eu kaskagorri (of hair: orange-brown) · ccc cheewa (having red as its colour) · bo དམར་པོ (having red as its colour) · eve хуланя (having red as its colour) · be чырво́ны (having red as its colour) · mt ġinġer (of hair: orange-brown) · hsb čerwjeny (having red as its colour) · cdo(having red as its colour) · nwy ganuntquare (having red as its colour) · az qızıl (of hair: orange-brown) · yue 紅色 /红色 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · oj miskwadowe (of hair: orange-brown) · ps سره (having red as its colour) · cy coch (having red as its colour) · sc rúbiu (having red as its colour) · nb rødlig (of hair: orange-brown) · tr al (having red as its colour) · aii ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (having red as its colour) · kl aappalajaarpoq (having red as its colour) · atj mikwaw (having red as its colour) · sc arrúbiu (having red as its colour) · uz qizil (having red as its colour) · xdq итӏин (having red as its colour) · cja mereah (having red as its colour) · fi punainen (of hair: orange-brown) · ar أحمر (having red as its colour) · uk черво́ний (having red as its colour) · tr kızıl (left-wing, socialist or communist) · zea roôd (having red as its colour) · lv ruds (of hair: orange-brown) · zh 紅 /红 (having red as its colour) · dtp aragang (having red as its colour) · ttt qirmizi (having red as its colour) · pam malutu (having red as its colour) · ss bovú (having red as its colour) · roa-tar russe (having red as its colour) · dgr dekʼo (having red as its colour) · vro verrev (having red as its colour) · kn ಕೆಂಪು (having red as its colour) · ki -tune (having red as its colour) · ace mirah (having red as its colour) · grc πυρρός (of hair: orange-brown) · shn လႅင် (having red as its colour) · apw łichíí (having red as its colour) · hur tskwí:m (having red as its colour) · str NEȻIM (having red as its colour) · da rød (left-wing, socialist or communist) · cs ryšavý (of hair: orange-brown) · gun pytã (having red as its colour) · yi רויט (having red as its colour) · ckb سوور (having red as its colour) · zza sur (diq) (having red as its colour) · sl rdeč (of hair: orange-brown) · my နီ (having red as its colour) · si රතු (having red as its colour) · ca roig (having red as its colour) · nmb im'iel (having red as its colour) · hak 紅色 /红色 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · fa اَحْمَر (having red as its colour) · wo xonq (having red as its colour) · zh 紅色 /红色 (having red as its colour) · bh लाल (having red as its colour) · bal سہر (having red as its colour) · ia rubie (having red as its colour) · om diimaa (having red as its colour) · sq kuq (having red as its colour) · vi đỏ (left-wing, socialist or communist) · grc ἐρυθρός (having red as its colour) · inh цӏе (having red as its colour) · uli checcha (having red as its colour) · sdh سۊیەر (having red as its colour) · ill mariga' (having red as its colour) · sm ʔula (having red as its colour) · he אֲדֻמָּה (having red as its colour) · ka მემარცხენე (left-wing, socialist or communist) · ar أحمر (having red as its colour) · es colorín (of hair: orange-brown) · sco reid (of hair: orange-brown) · cs zrzavý (of hair: orange-brown) · ss bovú (left-wing, socialist or communist) · mdf якстерь (having red as its colour) · pox carvenĕ (having red as its colour) · sv röd (of hair: orange-brown) · it rosso (of hair: orange-brown) · rm cotschna (having red as its colour) · nds root (having red as its colour) · pt vermelho (having red as its colour) · haw 'ula (having red as its colour) · et punane (left-wing, socialist or communist) · egy d:S-r-G27 (having red as its colour) · bjn habang (having red as its colour) · kl aappaluppoq (having red as its colour) · xto rtär (having red as its colour) · fa سُرْخ (having red as its colour) · io reda (having red as its colour) · mh būrōrō (having red as its colour) · qu puka (having red as its colour) · as ৰঙা (having red as its colour) · bo དམར (having red as its colour) · wuu 紅色 /红色 (left-wing, socialist or communist) · pt comuna (left-wing, socialist or communist) · dlg кыһыл (having red as its colour) · ady плъыжьы (having red as its colour) · ne रातो (having red as its colour) · ce цӏе (having red as its colour) · ast encarnáu (having red as its colour) · win šuuc (having red as its colour) · br ru (having red as its colour) · sv röd (having red as its colour) · yua chak (having red as its colour) · kpv гӧрд (of hair: orange-brown) · pt ruivo (of hair: orange-brown) · de rot (having red as its colour) · lad kolorado (having red as its colour) · th แดง (having red as its colour) · sh цр̀вен (having red as its colour) · ood wegi (having red as its colour) · lb rout (having red as its colour) · mnc ᡶᡠᠯᠠᡥᡡᠨ (having red as its colour) · udi ч́оч́а (having red as its colour) · scn russu (having red as its colour) · is rauður (of hair: orange-brown) · ko 빨갛다 (having red as its colour) · ast bermeyu (having red as its colour) · hu rőt (having red as its colour) · zza surık (diq) (left-wing, socialist or communist) · ta செம் (having red as its colour) · sh cr̀ven (having red as its colour) · it rubino (having red as its colour) · zza sureh (having red as its colour) · oc roge (having red as its colour) · jra mraih (having red as its colour) · sw nyekundu (having red as its colour) · hu vörös (left-wing, socialist or communist) · es rúbeo (having red as its colour)

red en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ɾɛd/ (Scotland, Wales)
  • [ɻʷɛˑd̥] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹɛd/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹed/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (US) audio
  • rĕd (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós Proto-Germanic *raudaz Proto-West Germanic *raud Old English rēad Middle English red English red Inherited from Middle English red, from Old English rēad, from Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ- + *-ós. Cognates See also West Frisian read, Low German root, rood, rot, rod, Dutch rood, German rot, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål rød, Norwegian Nynorsk raud, Swedish röd, Faroese reyður, Icelandic rauður; also Welsh rhudd, Latin ruber, rufus, Tocharian A rtär, Tocharian B ratre, Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Albanian pruth (“redhead”), Russian ру́дый (rúdyj) ("red", "redhaired"). Czech rudý, Lithuanian raúdas, Finnish rauta, Estonian raud, Serbo-Croatian riđ ("reddish", "red"), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬛𐬌𐬙𐬀 (raoidita), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá, “red, bloody”).

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:procedure word) Used to indicate that the speaker wishes current sexual activity to stop immediately.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Red alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

green · yellow

Relateds

primary colour

Source: en.wiktionary, “red” (intj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

red en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ɾɛd/ (Scotland, Wales)
  • [ɻʷɛˑd̥] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹɛd/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹed/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (US) audio
  • rĕd (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós Proto-Germanic *raudaz Proto-West Germanic *raud Old English rēad Middle English red English red Inherited from Middle English red, from Old English rēad, from Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ- + *-ós. Cognates See also West Frisian read, Low German root, rood, rot, rod, Dutch rood, German rot, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål rød, Norwegian Nynorsk raud, Swedish röd, Faroese reyður, Icelandic rauður; also Welsh rhudd, Latin ruber, rufus, Tocharian A rtär, Tocharian B ratre, Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Albanian pruth (“redhead”), Russian ру́дый (rúdyj) ("red", "redhaired"). Czech rudý, Lithuanian raúdas, Finnish rauta, Estonian raud, Serbo-Croatian riđ ("reddish", "red"), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬛𐬌𐬙𐬀 (raoidita), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá, “red, bloody”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
    • Red can be seen as hot or angry.
    • And although we’ve certainly seen a variety of blue shades — from periwinkle to cobalt and even Dean Cain’s indigo-washed costume from the 1990’s TV show “Lois & Clark” — Superman’s uniform is still instantly recognizable across generations. In fact, there is only one film — Zack Snyder’s 2013 “Man of Steel” — in which Superman does not wear his iconic red belted trunks. 2025 February 21, Leah Dolan, “How the Superman ‘S’ became fashion’s favorite logo”, in CNN:
    • Red No. 3, red No. 40, blue No. 2 and green No. 3 all have been linked with cancer or tumors in animals. Other sources say red No. 40 and yellow No. 5 and No. 6 contain or may be contaminated with known carcinogens. 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN:
  2. (countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
  3. (countable) One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Red wine.
    • He produced a wine key from his jacket pocket and effortlessly removed the cork from the bottle of red. 2005, Jeffrey P. Landry, Temptation Mango:
    • A bottle of red, a bottle of white / It all depends upon your appetite / I'll meet you any time you want / in our Italian restaurant. 1977 September, Billy Joel, “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”, in The Stranger:
    • 59 sneak in some red Smuggle a bottle of wine, two glasses, and a corkscrew into a long matinee. Red wine is rich in life-extending antioxidants, and the caper will add zest even to a bad movie. 2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135:
  5. (countable) Any of several varieties of ale which are brewed with red or kilned malt, giving the beer a red colour.
    • No other country has a brewing tradition as richly diverse as that of Belgium, with beers ranging from pleasant pale lagers to wild, winelike Flemish reds and lambics. 2016 April 1, Lonely Planet, Helena Smith, Andy Symington, Donna Wheeler, Lonely Planet Belgium & Luxembourg, Lonely Planet, →ISBN:
    • American reds and doppelbocks are heavy lagers as well. It really comes down to how the beer was made. Beyond that, brewers are immensely creative and have developed styles of both ale and lager that run a wide range of attributes. 2012 June 5, Howard Stelzer, Beer Cocktails: 50 Superbly Crafted Cocktails that Liven Up Your Lagers and Ales, Harvard Common Press, →ISBN:
  6. (countable, informal) A red variety of an animal, such as a red kangaroo or a red squirrel.
  7. (UK, countable, informal) A redshank.
  8. (countable, derogatory, offensive, uncountable) An American Indian.
  9. (countable, slang, uncountable) The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.
    • “Whatchu got, man?” / “Reds, bennies, dexies, yellow jackets, demmies.” / “Yeah, demmies're good shit, man. I pay you. Fuck. I got money. I'm hurting inside. Got beat up. Where my money?” 1998, Jeffery Deaver, The Coffin Dancer, New York, NY: Pocket Books, published 2021, →ISBN, page 285:
    • What in the world ever became of sweet Jane? / She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same / Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine 1970, “Truckin'”, in American Beauty, performed by Grateful Dead:
    • The big market, these days, is in Downers. Reds and smack—Seconal and heroin—and a hellbroth of bad domestic grass sprayed with everything from arsenic to horse tranquillizers. 1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Harper Perennial, published 2005, page 202:
  10. (countable, informal, uncountable) A red light (a traffic signal)
    • Stopping on the red, you're going on the green / Cause tonight will be like nothing you've ever seen / And you're barreling down the boulevard / You're looking for the heart of Saturday night 1974, Tom Waits, “(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night”, in The Heart of Saturday Night:
  11. (Ireland, UK, countable, informal, uncountable) Red lemonade
  12. (countable, particle, uncountable) One of the three color charges for quarks.
  13. (US, colloquial, uncountable) Chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red").
    • Houston visited a home in an early pioneer settlement where he was offered a bowl of red. Houston eagerly took his first large spoonful. His eyes watering, he spat out his bite […] 1982, The Rotarian, volume 140, number 1, page 39:
  14. (countable, informal, uncountable) The redfish or red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a fish with reddish fins and scales.
    • The species Sciaenops ocellatus certainly isn’t lacking for nicknames.[…] Clear water also favors sightcasting. Against the dark background of marsh mud, a red will appear like a pumpkin — big, orange and round. 2013 November, Catch Cormier, “Sightcasting for redfish”, in Louisiana Sportsman:
  15. (slang, uncountable) Tomato ketchup.
    • I squeeze some red out over my chips and feel guilty. Nothing is as English as Heinz ketchup in the sauce game, except perhaps HP. 2016, Jon Bounds, Danny Smith, Pier Review: A Road Trip in Search of the Great British Seaside:
  16. (countable, uncountable) A red dye or pigment.
  17. (countable, uncountable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of red pigment.
  18. (countable, uncountable) Something, or a part of a thing, which is red.

Forms

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reds Number=Plur lexicographic
Red alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

pinko

Deriveds

Venetian red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Panama Red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · traditional dry red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · phenol red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · chrome red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · beet-red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · cherry red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Indian red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · wine red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · strawberry red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Congo red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Chinese red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · blood red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Turkey red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · antired (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Tuscan red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · beet red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Red Head (Terms derived from red (noun)) · cinchonic red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · brick red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · flowerpot red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Paris red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · in the red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · fire engine red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · wormred (Terms derived from red (noun)) · onion red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · postbox red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Red Range (Terms derived from red (noun)) · sand red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · Pompeian red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · cinchona red (Terms derived from red (noun)) · beetroot-red (Terms derived from red (noun))

Hypernyms

pigment · hue · color

Meronyms

rose · salmon · sanguine · ginger · coral · magenta · cerise · mauve · sienna · amber · burgundy · maroon · burnt umber · mahogany

Relateds

blue · blush · white · clay · reddish · violet · cherry · yellow · wine · green · ruby · geranium · sunburn · blood · orange · garnet · cardinal

Synonyms

claret · redbird · scarlet · vermilion · cinnabar · carmine · red devil · rosé · redskin · crimson

Translations (275)

ug قىزىل ھاراق (red wine — see also red wine) · fi punainen (particle physics: one of the three color charges for quarks) · tsg pula (colour) · bn লাল (colour) · te ఎరుపు (colour) · uz qizil (colour) · ko 빨강 (colour) · cs rudá (colour) · ja(colour) · lou rouj (colour) · cs červené (red wine — see also red wine) · pt vinho tinto (red wine — see also red wine) · fi sekobarbitaali (slang: secobarbital — see also secobarbital) · el άλικο (colour) · nb röd (colour) · pl czerwień (colour) · ga dearg (colour) · pim poughcone (colour) · de Roter (socialist, communist) · ky кызыл (colour) · pim miskc (colour) · ur لال (colour) · aii ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (colour) · qu puka (colour) · lb rout (colour) · jv abrit (colour) · sip སྐྱག (colour) · zza rem (diq) (colour) · stq rood (colour) · fa قرمز (colour) · st khubelu (colour) · cy rhudd (colour) · zh 紅色 /红色 (colour) · tr kızıl (colour) · lo ສີແດງ (colour) · non rauðr (colour) · tpn pirang (colour) · dz དམརཔོ (colour) · hi लाल (colour) · yue 紅色 /红色 (colour) · ka წითელი (colour) · or ନାଲି (colour) · pt vermelho (socialist, communist) · da rød (colour) · fi punarumpukala (fish Sciaenops ocellatus — see also red drum) · fr rouge (colour) · hu piros (colour) · mt aħmar (colour) · cdo 红色 (colour) · sa लोहित (colour) · fa سرخ (colour) · es rojo (socialist, communist) · pt rubra (colour) · vi đỏ (socialist, communist) · fi punainen limsa (red lemonade — see also red lemonade) · io reda (colour) · et punane (colour) · ceb tinto (red wine — see also red wine) · bg червен (colour) · ba ҡыҙыл (colour) · sco reid (colour) · fi chili (colloquial: chili con carne — see also chili con carne) · mdh mariga (colour) · ko 적포도주 (red wine — see also red wine) · mk црвена (colour) · tg surx (colour) · rcf rouz (colour) · lt raudona (colour) · hu vörösbor (red wine — see also red wine) · ia rubio (colour) · kw rudh (colour) · ceb bino tinto (red wine — see also red wine) · mr लाल (colour) · mfe rouz (colour) · es rojo (colour) · pt vermelha (colour) · co rossu (colour) · ta சிகப்பு (colour) · rap mea mea (colour) · sa रुधिर (colour) · mba maliga (colour) · an royo (colour) · lij rósso (colour) · gug pytã (colour) · mos miuugu (colour) · sk červená (colour) · ur سرخ (colour) · nl rood (colour) · ro roșu (colour) · fi punainen (socialist, communist) · hlt sen (colour) · pt escarlate (colour) · sm lanu mumu (colour) · kjj ал (colour) · tpn pitang (colour) · cs rudý (socialist, communist) · gu લાલ (colour) · xal улаан (colour) · az qırmızı (colour) · cs červená (colour) · mrc hwetam (colour) · nv łichíʼí (colour) · zu obomvu (colour) · hy կարմիր (colour) · my အနီ (colour) · ab аҟаԥшь (colour) · si රතු (colour) · mbb meriɣa' (colour) · km ក្រហម (colour) · pa ਲਾਲ (colour) · ar حُمْرَة (colour) · csb czerwiony (colour) · lmo ross (colour) · id merah (colour) · ne रातो (colour) · zza surık (diq) (socialist, communist) · ia rubido (colour) · lt raudonas (colour) · hu vörös (socialist, communist) · bdk ал (colour) · ood wegi (colour) · as ৰঙা ৰং (colour) · ki ũtune (colour) · so gaduud (colour) · ko 빨갱이 (socialist, communist) · ain フレ (colour) · mg mena (colour) · be чырво́ны (colour) · hu vörös (colour) · de Rot (colour) · ga rua (colour) · syl ꠟꠣꠟ (colour) · fi punainen (red light — see also red light) · unm maxke (colour) · mos miiri (colour) · hil pula (colour) · ce цӏен (colour) · ny chofiira (colour) · chr ᎩᎦᎨᎢ (colour) · gl vermello (colour) · it rosso (colour) · sh црвена (colour) · fi punainen (colour) · cs červeň (colour) · de Rote (socialist, communist) · kl aappaluttoq (colour) · st lesêdi (colour) · eu gorri (colour) · ta சிவப்பு (colour) · ht wouj (colour) · ar أحمر (colour) · evn хулама (colour) · ig acha ọbara ọbara (colour) · ru кра́сный (colour) · oc rog (colour) · ia rubro (colour) · ca roig (colour) · pt encarnado (colour) · mi whero (colour) · he אדום (colour) · yrl piranga (colour) · mos miigi (colour) · cic homa (colour) · tpi redpela (colour) · zza surani (red wine — see also red wine) · sw -ekundu (colour) · ko 빨간색 (colour) · af rooi (colour) · kg mbwaki (colour) · ca vermell (colour) · pt rubro (colour) · ast bermeyu (colour) · bh लाल (colour) · hi रुधिर (colour) · tr al (colour) · ca roig (socialist, communist) · gl encarnado (colour) · pt rubro (socialist, communist) · tyv кызыл (colour) · bo དམར (colour) · ur راتا (colour) · tet mean (colour) · jv abang (colour) · su beureum (colour) · xh bomvu (colour) · lv sarkans (colour) · fy read (colour) · sh crvena (colour) · gd ruadh (colour) · ka წითელი (socialist, communist) · pam lutu (colour) · wa rodje (colour) · ceb pula or puwa (colour) · ml ചുവപ്പ് (colour) · pt vermelho (colour) · kk қызыл (colour) · ug قىزىل (colour) · mn улаан ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ (colour) · el κόκκινο (colour) · ha ja (colour) · kn ಕೆಂಪು (colour) · fr rouge (socialist, communist) · tl pula (colour) · sv rött (colour) · zza sur (diq) (colour) · gld сэгден (colour) · yi רויט (colour) · vec roso (socialist, communist) · unm màxksu (colour) · ko 공산주의자 (socialist, communist) · cy coch (colour) · got 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (colour) · tr kırmızı (colour) · win šuuc (colour) · ee dzĩ (colour) · sl rdeča (colour) · am ቀይ (colour) · ar أَحْمَر (colour) · inh цӏе (colour) · ltg sorkons (colour) · fi punanahka (derogatory: Amerind — see also Amerind) · gur mõlga (colour) · mrw mariga' (colour) · gd dearg (colour) · ce цӏе (colour) · ka წითელი ფერი (colour) · el κόκκινος (socialist, communist) · bua улаан (colour) · vi đỏ (colour) · es tinto (red wine — see also red wine) · yo pupa (colour) · ca roja (socialist, communist) · tk gyzyl (colour) · ltg sorkona (colour) · gv jiarg (colour) · ckt чеԓгыԓьын (colour) · la color ruber (colour) · dsb cerwjeń (colour) · pag ambalanga (colour) · hmc liab (colour) · akl puea (colour) · el πορφυρό (colour) · sq kuq (colour) · uk червоний (colour) · ca vi negre (red wine — see also red wine) · ru кра́сный (socialist, communist) · fi punajalka (informal: redshank — see also redshank) · fi punainen (red wine — see also red wine) · mnc ᡶᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (colour) · bo དམར་པོ (colour) · bg червен (socialist, communist) · oc roge (colour) · gl viño tinto (red wine — see also red wine) · br ruz (colour) · ht rouj (colour) · ko 레드 와인 (red wine — see also red wine) · haw ʻulaʻula (colour) · yua chak (colour) · alt кызыл (colour) · mh būrōrō (colour) · sn tsvuku (colour) · eo ruĝo (colour) · fa احمر (colour) · el ερυθρό (colour) · zh 紅色 /红色 (colour) · nn raud (colour) · is rauður (colour) · as ৰঙা (colour) · ms merah (colour) · sv röd (colour) · frp rojo (colour) · ket сюлем (colour) · xsr མར་རུ (colour) · fi punainen (snooker: one of the 15 red balls) · th สีแดง (colour)

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red en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ɾɛd/ (Scotland, Wales)
  • [ɻʷɛˑd̥] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹɛd/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹed/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (US) audio
  • rĕd (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

From the archaic verb rede.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of rede
    form of rede
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red en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ɾɛd/ (Scotland, Wales)
  • [ɻʷɛˑd̥] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹɛd/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹed/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (US) audio
  • rĕd (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of redd.
    alt of redd

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
redding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
redded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
redded Tense=Past lexicographic
reds Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic