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Plural of ruby

regular plural

The plural of ruby is rubies.

Forms of ruby

Singularruby /ˈɹuː.bi/
Pluralrubies
Countablecountable and uncountable

Rubies in a sentence

  • Grants, or the homely, rustic tinkle of a wheelbarrow full of rubies being jounced along over a nightclub floor.1957, The Monthly Record, volume 61, page 22
  • Her beauty was as water in the desert, as fire on a frosty night, as diamonds, rubies, pearls, sapphires, and amethysts.1922, P. G. Wodehouse, “The Coming of Gowf”, in The Clicking of Cuthbert. From the entry easy on the eyes
  • Another, of rubies and amethysts, set in gold filigree.1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company…. From the entry gaud
  • Now sufficiently mended to be seen in public, Dusi wore a low-cut black sheath, three-quarter-length black gloves, and a neckful of rubies.2007, Amanda Brown, Janice Weber, School of Fortune. From the entry neckful
  • When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC. From the entry presentable

Meaning of ruby

  1. noun A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
  2. noun A deep red colour.
  3. noun The tincture red or gules.

Full definition of ruby

Questions about the plural of ruby

What is the plural of ruby?
The plural of ruby is rubies.
Is ruby countable?
Ruby is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ruby (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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