erubescence
noun/ˌɛɹʊˈbɛsəns/ · /ˌɛɹuˈbɛsəns/
Etymology Mid 18th century. From Latin erubescens, from erubesco, from ex- + rubesco. Compare French érubescence. By surface analysis, e- + Latin rub(eō) + -escence.
1
Usually The act of becoming red; reddening.
2
Usually Redness 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
Usually Reddishness.
- Related terms
- erubescent
- Coordinate terms
- albescence, cerulescence, flavescence, nigrescence, virescence