English Synonym Finder

ruddy

Definitions

Having a healthy red color, especially in the cheeks.

Having a reddish color or tint.

Used as a mild intensifier or euphemism for 'bloody' in British English.

Examples

The cold winter air gave the children a healthy, ruddy glow in their cheeks.

After a long day of hiking in the sun, he returned with a ruddy complexion.

Synonyms

flushed rosy blooming rubicund florid reddish glowing

Antonyms

pale pallid wan ashen sallow bloodless colorless