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Meaning of "rubicund" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RUBICUND

From Latin rubicundus, from rubēre to be ruddy, from ruber red.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RUBICUND

rubicund  [ˈruːbɪkənd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUBICUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rubicund is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RUBICUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rubicund in the English dictionary

The definition of rubicund in the dictionary is of a reddish colour; ruddy; rosy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RUBICUND


blackened
ˈblækənd
darkened
ˈdɑːkənd
fecund
ˈfiːkənd
femtosecond
ˈfɛmtəʊˌsɛkənd
infecund
ɪnˈfiːkənd
jocund
ˈdʒɒkənd
lichened
ˈlaɪkənd
microsecond
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsɛkənd
millisecond
ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd
nanosecond
ˈnænəʊˌsɛkənd
picosecond
ˈpiːkəʊˌsɛkənd
second
ˈsɛkənd
sixty-second
ˌsɪkstɪˈsɛkənd
split-second
ˌsplɪtˈsekənd
unawakened
ˌʌnəˈweɪkənd
unquickened
ʌnˈkwɪkənd
unreckoned
ʌnˈrɛkənd
unthickened
ʌnˈθɪkənd
unwakened
ʌnˈweɪkənd
unweakened
ʌnˈwiːkənd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUBICUND

rubeola
rubeolar
rubescence
rubescent
rubiaceous
rubicelle
Rubicon
rubicundity
rubidic
rubidium
rubidium-strontium dating
rubies
rubiginose
rubiginous
Rubik cube
Rubik´s cube
Rubinstein
rubious

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUBICUND

all-around
around
background
bound
compound
fall to the ground
found
fund
ground
hound
into the ground
iracund
pound
refund
round
secund
sound
to the ground
underground
verecund

Synonyms and antonyms of rubicund in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RUBICUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rubicund» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rubicund

Translation of «rubicund» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUBICUND

Find out the translation of rubicund to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rubicund from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rubicund» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

红光满面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rubicundo
570 millions of speakers

English

rubicund
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुलाबी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضارب للحمرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

румяный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rubicund
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরক্তিম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rubicond
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rubik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rubicund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤ら顔の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rubicund
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rubicund
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rubicund
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रबक्यूंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

al yanaklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rubicondo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rumiany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рум´яний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rumen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοκκινωπός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rooi wangen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rubicund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rubicund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rubicund

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUBICUND»

The term «rubicund» is normally little used and occupies the 117.522 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUBICUND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rubicund» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rubicund» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rubicund

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUBICUND»

Discover the use of rubicund in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rubicund and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Land of Erde
Rubicund was a filtering lens as well. Clear lenses, similar to that of other reptiles , could be lowered by Rubicund over his eyes to create an enhanced view of the internal workings of those he held in his vision. By this, Rubicund could see the ...
Pordlaw Larue, 2011
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The Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
250,. EPIGRAM. ON. SIR. RUBICUND. NASO. [Sept 1799] C sent the epigram to RS on 30 Sept 1799 tCL i 536), and it was published anonymously in M Post (7 Dec), the version given here, It was never acknowledged by C or collected by him  ...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, J. C. C. Mays, 2001
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Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
Esther's pawnbroker was a rubicund portly man. He knew the fortunes of a hundred families by the things left with him or taken back. It was on his stuffy shelves that poor Benjamin's coat had lain compressed and packed away when it might ...
Israel Zangwill, Meri-Jane Rochelson, 1998
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The North-western Medical and Surgical Journal
In reference to our position, that alcohol is not a tonic or invigorating agent, the reviewer says : — ' If the author of the Address will look at the rubicund countenance, red nose, florid complexion, and active circulation of the dram- drinker (before ...
‎1857
5
Red Heather: The Elves of an Ancient Future: An Epic Fantasy ...
House of Rubicund The Rubicunds of Spinney are the newest noble house in Heath, having only been holders of the title Lord of Spinney for less than twenty years. Their name is a colour between red and brown, a common etymology ...
Anglia Spring, 2013
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The Sportsman
One rubicund old lady, who always played the role of the juvenile sonbrette, when it was placed in the hands of the director actually threw her arms around his neck, that the first glance of the picture might assuredly belong to herself. " Oh ! it is ...
‎1842
7
Vocabulary Advantage GRE/GMAT/CAT and Other Examinations
The English words of the reudh- family are: Reudh-1: Red, ruddy“55, ruby, rubicund'-“ Reudh-2: rubric”, rubefacientm, rambunctiousm '“ Sanguinary: (Adj) bloody, bloodthirsty Origin: L sanguis Cl The stage design in sanguinary red looked ...
Japinder Gill
8
Suspense
TS1 TS2t one of the walls] TS2r– the wall TS2t coat on] TS2–A1 coat of E1 half- length portrait] TS2r– three-quarter length picture TS1 TS3 portrait TS2t a rubicund Latham] TS2r– one Latham with a rubicund physiognomy TS1 TS3 the rubicund ...
Joseph Conrad, Gene M. Moore, 2011
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Metallographia
Of pure Minium, or native Cinnober (he faith) he had two forts ; one rubicund, like the crude Ore of red silver , ponderous and elegantly tinging with a rubicund colour, found in His in near Mar- furg. The other is more black, of a liver-colour, also ...
John Webster, 1671
10
Aaron's Rod: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition
But the rubicund bald colonel, more rubicund after wine, most rubicund now the Marsala was going, snatched her attention with a burly homage to her femininity, and shared his fear with her with a boyish gallantry. When the women had gone ...
D. H. Lawrence, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUBICUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rubicund is used in the context of the following news items.
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Grexit now a realistic prospect: analyst
... is instantly dissolved and of course, to some extent we've already crossed that particular rubicund because a number of eurozone policy makers have over the ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
2
J. Crew Offers a Tote-ally Useless Way to 'Help' Nepal
... it made camouflage easy to spot, the film provides Mosse with a convenient war-related medium in addition to lending the photos their signature rubicund hue. «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
3
La bohème (Royal Opera House)
No longer will hearty tenors starve in your shabby-chic split-level garret, or rubicund sopranos expire gracefully in your improbably short bed. There's a new kid ... «WhatsOnStage.com, May 15»
4
Red Hair Is Having a Moment: Louis Vuitton's Head-Turning Model …
Shortly after, came newcomer Varya Shutova, who made a case for the same style of feral Aphrodite locks in a more muted shade of rubicund. A few paces back ... «Vogue.com, May 15»
5
Why Kevin Nolan is bad for West Ham
It's only natural for those jaded and rubicund devotees to think they know better. They're the ones who shell out a small fortune every weekend. They're the ones ... «The Roar, Jan 15»
6
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet – New Steam Greenlight
Nelly's journey will take her from Port Rubicund in the South Seas to the lonely isle of Gloomholm in the icy north. She'll meet outlandish characters and face ... «The Gamer Headlines, Jul 14»
7
Best of 1950s Soviet Design on Show in London
Wooden versions were popular in the 19th century, representing rubicund merchants and clowns. The first Nevalyashkas were probably inspired by Japanese ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 14»
8
'American Smoke: Journeys to the End of the Light,' by Iain Sinclair
On one frosty morning, I found myself on Farringdon Road, where a rubicund gentleman named George Jeffery held the last remaining license to sell books from ... «Washington Post, Apr 14»
9
Scotland on a vintage steamship
Slightly apart was a rubicund man in a tan linen suit and a straw hat, talking into a mobile phone. This was Nick Walker, captain and owner of the puffer since ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
10
The Pope of Surprises
From a dynamic young cardinal from the Philippines to a multi-talented Canadian polyglot; from a convert from pagan Africa to the rollicking and rubicund ... «Aleteia, Mar 14»

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