Rufescent
/ruːˈfɛsənt/noun
Becoming reddish or tinged with red.
Did you know?Rufescent comes from Latin roots tied to redness, and it belongs to the same ancient color-family that gave English words like ruby and ruby-red their deep, blood-bright feel.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
rufescens
“turning reddish; becoming red”
Latin
Latin
rufescere
“to become red”
Latin
Latin
rufus
“red, reddish”
Late 16th Century
English
rufescent
“becoming reddish”