pinkyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪŋki/, U.S.

/ˈpɪŋki/

Forms: 1600s– pinky, 1800s– pinkey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pink adj.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < pink adj.² + -y suffix¹.

Tinged with or inclining to pink; = pinkish adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > pale red or pink

incarnatea1533

fleshy1555

incarnation1562

pallet1565

peach1583

bepurfurate1584

blush1597

carnation1598

peachy1599

peach-coloured1600

pink-coloured1600

incarnadine1605

pink1607

blush-coloured1626

blushy1626

gridelin1652

carnationeda1658

pinky1661

carneous1673

peach blossom1702

flesh-coloured1703

flesh-colour1711

mushroom-coloured1770

salmon-coloured1776

pinkish1785

salmon1786

blush-tinted1818

flesh-red1819

naturelle1873

flesh-pink1882

lilac-pink1882

pinksome1913

nude1922

magnolia-pink1931

salmony1935

magnolia1963

1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio 266 The verdant Leaves espoused to the Fruits, Gave them green Mantles to their Pinky Suits.

1792 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 2) III. 387 The outer white coat of the pileus is sometimes so thin as to allow the inner pinky colour to appear through it.

1803 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 979 Most [of the mountains] green with deep pinky channels worn by Torrents.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 391 The urine..sometimes deposits a pinky sediment.

1872 C. S. Calverley Fly Leaves 109 Or rosy as pinks, or as roses pinky.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 503 Now dearest Gerald uses pinky greasepaint and gilds his eyelids.

1935 Amer. Girl July 32/2 Nothing looks worse than a light pinky or creamy powder on a face that has browned and ripened in the sun.

1990 Opera Now May (Festivals Suppl.) 12/3 The streets of pinky medieval buildings.

Compounds

C1. Modifying other adjectives of colour, as pinky-brown, pinky-grey, pinky-red, pinky-white, etc.

ΚΠ

1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum at Caucalis Anglica flore rebente Flowers of a pinky red Colour.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) IV. 225 Pileus and stem pinky white.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Picture in Poems (1829) I. 177 Sketched on a strip of pinky-silver skin.

1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 18 Dec. (1835) II. 47 The honey Daphne Odora, with its clusters of pinkey-white blossoms.

1894 R. Kipling Jungle Bk. 174 She-elephants, with restless, little pinky-black calves only three or four feet high.

1901 ‘G. Douglas’ House with Green Shutters 101 A piece of pinkey-brown paper in his hand..was the first telegram ever seen in Barbie.

1927 D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 29 Pale belly, and soft, pinky-fawn claws.

1977 Vogue Feb. 94 Pinky blonde, double-faced wool shirtjacket.

1990 Harper's Mag. Aug. 55/1 They walk up the path, which is dry earth and rocks, big rounded pinky-gray boulders.

2002 I. Knight Don't you want Me? iv. 47 Frank and Honey are lying on my favourite pinky-red Turkish rug.

C2. Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as pinky-coloured, pinky-faded, etc.

ΚΠ

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. (1882) xvi. 160 (note) Two engravings, the one a pinky-coloured plate of the day, the other a masterly etching by Salvator Rosa.

1926 D. H. Lawrence Glad Ghosts 23 A big pinky-faded carpet.

1999 Times (Nexis) 22 May Char... It's a long fish, a bit like a trout, with a pinky coloured flesh.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pinky
释义	pinkyadj. Brit. /ˈpɪŋki/, U.S. /ˈpɪŋki/ Forms: 1600s– pinky, 1800s– pinkey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pink adj.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < pink adj.² + -y suffix¹. Tinged with or inclining to pink; = pinkish adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > pale red or pink incarnatea1533 fleshy1555 incarnation1562 pallet1565 peach1583 bepurfurate1584 blush1597 carnation1598 peachy1599 peach-coloured1600 pink-coloured1600 incarnadine1605 pink1607 blush-coloured1626 blushy1626 gridelin1652 carnationeda1658 pinky1661 carneous1673 peach blossom1702 flesh-coloured1703 flesh-colour1711 mushroom-coloured1770 salmon-coloured1776 pinkish1785 salmon1786 blush-tinted1818 flesh-red1819 naturelle1873 flesh-pink1882 lilac-pink1882 pinksome1913 nude1922 magnolia-pink1931 salmony1935 magnolia1963 1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio 266 The verdant Leaves espoused to the Fruits, Gave them green Mantles to their Pinky Suits. 1792 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 2) III. 387 The outer white coat of the pileus is sometimes so thin as to allow the inner pinky colour to appear through it. 1803 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 979 Most [of the mountains] green with deep pinky channels worn by Torrents. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 391 The urine..sometimes deposits a pinky sediment. 1872 C. S. Calverley Fly Leaves 109 Or rosy as pinks, or as roses pinky. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 503 Now dearest Gerald uses pinky greasepaint and gilds his eyelids. 1935 Amer. Girl July 32/2 Nothing looks worse than a light pinky or creamy powder on a face that has browned and ripened in the sun. 1990 Opera Now May (Festivals Suppl.) 12/3 The streets of pinky medieval buildings. Compounds C1. Modifying other adjectives of colour, as pinky-brown, pinky-grey, pinky-red, pinky-white, etc. ΚΠ 1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum at Caucalis Anglica flore rebente Flowers of a pinky red Colour. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) IV. 225 Pileus and stem pinky white. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Picture in Poems (1829) I. 177 Sketched on a strip of pinky-silver skin. 1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 18 Dec. (1835) II. 47 The honey Daphne Odora, with its clusters of pinkey-white blossoms. 1894 R. Kipling Jungle Bk. 174 She-elephants, with restless, little pinky-black calves only three or four feet high. 1901 ‘G. Douglas’ House with Green Shutters 101 A piece of pinkey-brown paper in his hand..was the first telegram ever seen in Barbie. 1927 D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 29 Pale belly, and soft, pinky-fawn claws. 1977 Vogue Feb. 94 Pinky blonde, double-faced wool shirtjacket. 1990 Harper's Mag. Aug. 55/1 They walk up the path, which is dry earth and rocks, big rounded pinky-gray boulders. 2002 I. Knight Don't you want Me? iv. 47 Frank and Honey are lying on my favourite pinky-red Turkish rug. C2. Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as pinky-coloured, pinky-faded, etc. ΚΠ 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. (1882) xvi. 160 (note) Two engravings, the one a pinky-coloured plate of the day, the other a masterly etching by Salvator Rosa. 1926 D. H. Lawrence Glad Ghosts 23 A big pinky-faded carpet. 1999 Times (Nexis) 22 May Char... It's a long fish, a bit like a trout, with a pinky coloured flesh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1661
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