REDNESS

red, redness

(noun) red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

inflammation, redness, rubor

(noun) a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

redness (countable and uncountable, plural rednesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality or characteristic of being red.

(countable, uncountable) A red discoloration.

Anagrams

• resends, senders

Source: Wiktionary


Red"ness, n. Etym: [AS. r. See Red.]

Definition: The quality or state of being red; red color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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