Rubicund \Ru"bi*cund\, a. [L. rubicundus, fr. rubere to be red,
akin to ruber red. See Red.]
Inclining to redness; ruddy; red. "His rubicund face."
--Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
rubicund
adj : inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with
outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund
cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: ruddy,
sanguine]
WordNet (r) 2.0
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "rubicund":
Titian, Titian-red, blooming, blowzed, blowzy, bricky, burnt,
cardinal, carmine, carnation, carnelian, cerise, cherry,
cherry-colored, cherry-red, crimson, damask, ferruginous, fiery,
fire-red, flame-colored, flame-red, flaming, florid, flush,
flushed, full-blooded, glowing, gules, hectic, hot, incarmined,
inflamed, infrared, iron-red, lake-colored, laky, lateritious,
lobster-red, lurid, maroon, port-wine, puce, red, red-complexioned,
red-dyed, red-faced, red-fleshed, red-looking, reddened, reddish,
reddish-amber, reddish-brown, rosy, rosy-cheeked, rubiginous,
rubric, rubricose, ruby, ruby-colored, ruby-red, ruddied, ruddy,
ruddy-complexioned, ruddy-faced, rufescent, rufous, rust, rust-red,
rusty, sanguine, scarlet, stammel, sunburned, tile-red, vermilion,
vinaceous, warm, wine, wine-colored, wine-red
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
ruddy, sanguine
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