rouge
1 of 2noun
ˈrüzh 
especially Southern ˈrüj
1
: any of various cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips red
2
: a red powder consisting essentially of ferric oxide used in polishing glass, metal, or gems and as a pigment
rouge
2 of 2verb
rouged; rouging
transitive verb
1
: to apply rouge to
2
: to cause to redden
intransitive verb
: to use rouge
Example Sentences
Noun She was wearing too much rouge.
Recent Examples on the Web
Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Acrylic colors are like makeup — the foundation and lipstick, the mascara and rouge, the wig and jewels. Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 Because Chandler was hit with rouging the passer on the play, Hamilton had an untimed down to try to win it from the 2. Richard Obert, azcentral, 30 Dec. 2019 That morning, Suzanne had spritzed some of her mother’s favorite perfume on her, put red lipstick on her lips and used some to rouge her cheeks. Maggie Jones, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2019 Sharing the catwalk with fellow gender-benders Jazelle and Munroe Bergdorf, Desmond wore his slicked gray hair and rouged cheeks with natural swagger. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2018 From left: Prada’s Fair-Isle layered combo; an appealingly modest iteration at The Row; full-onmid-90s nostalgia at Versace; an ankle-grazing ensemble at Max Mara; Dior’s rouge 1960s revival. Rebecca Malinsky And Rory Satran, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018 A normally modest Lisa Gherardini appears for her sitting heavily rouged, her hair in a snood, her lavish jewelry and ornamental scarves someone else’s idea. Christine Dolen, miamiherald, 17 July 2017 This is even better in a version rouged by chile oil and hiding traces of Sichuan peppercorn, their presence betrayed by a gradual blurring of the lips. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 2 June 2017 See More
Noun
Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Acrylic colors are like makeup — the foundation and lipstick, the mascara and rouge, the wig and jewels. Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Researchers have tested this ability in the past using a mirror recognition task called the rouge test. Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American, 10 June 2022 Verb
In ancient Egypt, both men and women were known to rouge their cheeks with a mixture of brownish-red pigment. Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 Because Chandler was hit with rouging the passer on the play, Hamilton had an untimed down to try to win it from the 2. Richard Obert, azcentral, 30 Dec. 2019 That morning, Suzanne had spritzed some of her mother’s favorite perfume on her, put red lipstick on her lips and used some to rouge her cheeks. Maggie Jones, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2019 Sharing the catwalk with fellow gender-benders Jazelle and Munroe Bergdorf, Desmond wore his slicked gray hair and rouged cheeks with natural swagger. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2018 From left: Prada’s Fair-Isle layered combo; an appealingly modest iteration at The Row; full-onmid-90s nostalgia at Versace; an ankle-grazing ensemble at Max Mara; Dior’s rouge 1960s revival. Rebecca Malinsky And Rory Satran, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018 A normally modest Lisa Gherardini appears for her sitting heavily rouged, her hair in a snood, her lavish jewelry and ornamental scarves someone else’s idea. Christine Dolen, miamiherald, 17 July 2017 This is even better in a version rouged by chile oil and hiding traces of Sichuan peppercorn, their presence betrayed by a gradual blurring of the lips. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 2 June 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
French, from Middle French, from rouge red, from Latin rubeus reddish — more at ruby
First Known Use
Noun
1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1752, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Kids Definition
rouge
noun
ˈrüzh
: a cosmetic used to give a red color to cheeks or lips
rouging
verb
as in crimsoning
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- crimsoning
- reddening
- blushing
- ruddling
- blooming
- flushing
- glowing
- humiliating
- incarnadining
- coloring
- mortifying
- abashing
- disconcerting
- embarrassing
- fazing
- chagrining
- discomfiting