Meanings
comparative more vinaceous · superlative most vinaceous
- Of the colour of red wine.
Near-synonym: winelike
1 more example
Caudal femora of the lighter general color inclined to vinaceous pink on the ventral portion of the lateral face, dorsal and bounding carinae of the paginae sparsely beaded, face of the paginae suffused with the dark color, […]
1917, Peter Walter Claassen, Raymond Hill Beamer, Studies in Kansas Insects, page 116
- uncountableA specific color among several that represent red wine.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveContaining wine.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to wine
adjectiveof the color of wine
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinvinum
- Late Latinvinaceus
- Englishvinaceous
Borrowed from Late Latin vinaceus, from Latin vinum.
More words from Late Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian винвн
- винвн (vinvn)of the colour of red wine
Hungarian borvörös
- borvörösof the colour of red wine
Persian شرابی
- شرابی (šarâbi)of the colour of red wine
Polish winny
- winnyof the colour of red wine
Romanian de culoarea vinului
- de culoarea vinuluiof the colour of red wine
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vinaceous
Cite this entry
vinaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinaceous
“vinaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinaceous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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