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reddest

/ˈɹɛdɪst/

reddest is the superlative form of red.

Meaning of red

Adjective

red (comparative redder, superlative reddest)

  1. Of a red hue.
    • The girl wore a red skirt.
  2. Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
    • Her hair had red highlights.
  3. Having a redder hue than usual due to embarrassment, anger, sunburn, etc.; flushed.
    • [T]he sun was shining on a happy crowd. It shone on white hats and red faces. It shone on ice lollies and melted them.1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 23
  4. Having a brown color.
  5. Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black (“of the spades or clubs suits”)
    • I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
  6. (capitalized, often) Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
    • "Only Nixon could go to China" was the refrain of conventional wisdom during Richard Nixon’s 1972 official visit to Mao Tse-tung’s regime. Nixon’s anti-communist credentials, however dubious, provided useful camouflage as he opened diplomatic relations with Red China and made breathtaking...

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Questions about reddest

What is reddest the superlative form of?
Reddest is the superlative form of red.
How do you pronounce reddest?
Reddest is pronounced /ˈɹɛdɪst/.

Words near reddest in the dictionary

  1. reddeningly
  2. reddenings
  3. reddens
  4. redder
  5. Redders
  6. reddest
  7. Reddestone
  8. Reddi
  9. Reddick
  10. Reddicks
  11. Reddies

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