Definition of rubicund in English:

rubicund

adjective ˈruːbɪk(ə)ndˈrubəˌkənd

(especially of someone's face) having a ruddy complexion.
he was more than a little rubicund
Example sentencesExamples
- The relatives had all gathered round for one last kind word to them, and many still laughed and joked with rubicund cheeks and loose tongues.
- You'd think they couldn't ruin a steak, surely there's a rubicund, porky chef, with a hat, prodding and turning steaks over a hot griddle.
- A bearded, rubicund, large man who also specialises in truffles and wild asparagus, there is something of the forest about him, something gnomishly mysterious.
- Turn the clock back 20 years and peer into the grand kitchens of hotels and country houses and you'll see a tubby chef with rubicund face, multiple chins, and a sheen of sweat on his brow.
- Over a glass of rubicund wine and juicy steak, he poses the main dilemma of the movie.
- target: not reached
Synonyms
red, pink, ruddy, glowing, reddish, pinkish, florid, high-coloured, healthy-looking, aglow, burning, flaming, feverish, roseate, rosy

Derivatives

rubicundity

noun ruːbɪˈkʌndɪtiˌrubəˈkəndədi

Origin

Late Middle English (in the general sense 'red'): from Latin rubicundus, from rubere 'be red'.

Definition of rubicund in US English:

rubicund

adjectiveˈro͞obəˌkəndˈrubəˌkənd

(especially of someone's face) having a ruddy complexion; high-colored.
he was more than a little rubicund
Example sentencesExamples
- The relatives had all gathered round for one last kind word to them, and many still laughed and joked with rubicund cheeks and loose tongues.
- Turn the clock back 20 years and peer into the grand kitchens of hotels and country houses and you'll see a tubby chef with rubicund face, multiple chins, and a sheen of sweat on his brow.
- You'd think they couldn't ruin a steak, surely there's a rubicund, porky chef, with a hat, prodding and turning steaks over a hot griddle.
- target: not reached
- A bearded, rubicund, large man who also specialises in truffles and wild asparagus, there is something of the forest about him, something gnomishly mysterious.
- Over a glass of rubicund wine and juicy steak, he poses the main dilemma of the movie.
Synonyms
red, pink, ruddy, glowing, reddish, pinkish, florid, high-coloured, healthy-looking, aglow, burning, flaming, feverish, roseate, rosy

Origin

Late Middle English (in the general sense ‘red’): from Latin rubicundus, from rubere ‘be red’.

单词	rubicund
释义	Definition of rubicund in English: rubicund adjective ˈruːbɪk(ə)ndˈrubəˌkənd (especially of someone's face) having a ruddy complexion. he was more than a little rubicund Example sentencesExamples The relatives had all gathered round for one last kind word to them, and many still laughed and joked with rubicund cheeks and loose tongues. You'd think they couldn't ruin a steak, surely there's a rubicund, porky chef, with a hat, prodding and turning steaks over a hot griddle. A bearded, rubicund, large man who also specialises in truffles and wild asparagus, there is something of the forest about him, something gnomishly mysterious. Turn the clock back 20 years and peer into the grand kitchens of hotels and country houses and you'll see a tubby chef with rubicund face, multiple chins, and a sheen of sweat on his brow. Over a glass of rubicund wine and juicy steak, he poses the main dilemma of the movie. target: not reached Synonyms red, pink, ruddy, glowing, reddish, pinkish, florid, high-coloured, healthy-looking, aglow, burning, flaming, feverish, roseate, rosy Derivatives rubicundity noun ruːbɪˈkʌndɪtiˌrubəˈkəndədi Origin Late Middle English (in the general sense 'red'): from Latin rubicundus, from rubere 'be red'. Definition of rubicund in US English: rubicund adjectiveˈro͞obəˌkəndˈrubəˌkənd (especially of someone's face) having a ruddy complexion; high-colored. he was more than a little rubicund Example sentencesExamples The relatives had all gathered round for one last kind word to them, and many still laughed and joked with rubicund cheeks and loose tongues. Turn the clock back 20 years and peer into the grand kitchens of hotels and country houses and you'll see a tubby chef with rubicund face, multiple chins, and a sheen of sweat on his brow. You'd think they couldn't ruin a steak, surely there's a rubicund, porky chef, with a hat, prodding and turning steaks over a hot griddle. target: not reached A bearded, rubicund, large man who also specialises in truffles and wild asparagus, there is something of the forest about him, something gnomishly mysterious. Over a glass of rubicund wine and juicy steak, he poses the main dilemma of the movie. Synonyms red, pink, ruddy, glowing, reddish, pinkish, florid, high-coloured, healthy-looking, aglow, burning, flaming, feverish, roseate, rosy Origin Late Middle English (in the general sense ‘red’): from Latin rubicundus, from rubere ‘be red’.
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