erubescence

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/ˌɛɹʊˈbɛsəns//ˌɛɹuˈbɛsəns/

noun

The act of becoming red; reddening.

OriginLatin erubescens →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounerubescence (usually uncountable, plural erubescences)

plural erubescences · alternative erubescency

  1. uncountableusuallyThe act of becoming red; reddening.
  2. uncountableusuallyRedness of the skin or surface of anything; a blushing.

    I then ventured to ask the master to ask small and red Dougal what cutlery was; but from the sudden erubescence of his pallid, ill-fed cheek, and the alarming brightness of his eyes, I twigged at once that he didn't himself know what it meant.

    1861, John Brown, “Education Through the Senses”, in Spare Hours, page 306
  3. uncountableusuallyReddishness.

Origin

  1. Latinerubescens
  2. Englisherubescence

Mid 18th century. From Latin erubescens, from erubesco, from ex- + rubesco. Compare French érubescence. By surface analysis, e- + Latin rub(eō) + -escence.

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APA

erubescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erubescence

MLA

“erubescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erubescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erubescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erubescence.

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