Synonyms for ruby
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : roo-bee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈru bi |
Top 10 synonyms for ruby Other synonyms for the word ruby
- bloodshot
- blooming
- blowsy
- bronzed
- burgundy
- carmine
- cerise
- cherry
- chestnut
- claret
- color
- copper
- crimson
- dahlia
- dye
- florid
- flush
- flushed
- fresh
- fuchsia
- full-blooded
- garnet
- geranium
- glow
- glowing
- go red
- healthy
- incarnadine
- inflamed
- infrared
- magenta
- mantle
- paint
- pink
- pinken
- puce
- red
- red-complexioned
- reddish
- roseate
- rosy
- rouge
- rubicund
- rubify
- rubric
- rubricate
- ruby
- ruddle
- ruddy
- rufescent
- russet
- rust
- salmon
- sanguine
- scarlet
- suffuse
- tint
- titian
- turn red
- vermilion
Définition of ruby
Origin :- "clear rich-red variety of corundum," c.1300, from Old French rubi (12c.), from Medieval Latin rubinus lapis "red stone" (cf. Italian rubino), from Latin rubeus "red," related to ruber (see red). As a color name from 1570s. As an adjective from late 15c. Modern French rubis is not explained; Klein suggests a plural mistaken for singular.
- As in ruddy : adj pinkish, blushing
- As in red : noun color of blood; shade resembling such a color
- As in redden : verb blush, make rosy
- There was a pen the nibs of which were of ruby, set in gold, made by Doughty.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
- I ain't hired him to loaf 'round all day with Ruby and to sulk when she's gone.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- I did all I could to make Ruby's visit a happy one—don't you know I did?
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- I cottoned to ye fust time I see ye, and so did Ruby, and we still do.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- I ain't got nobody but you, Ruby—don't go 'way from me, child—stay with me.'
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- His ruby eyes, to his associate, looked pained, as well they might.
- Extract from : « Join Our Gang? » by Sterling E. Lanier
- Then at last—but we must leave that to Ruby M. Ayres to tell you as only she can.
- Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
- The result of this arrangement was that the ruby ring changed owners.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- Her sister Ruby was more striking, much in the florid style of her brother.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick
- Her mother was so lonely, now that Ruby was living in New York.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick
Antonyms for ruby
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