reddish-grey

Thân thiện

The artist mixed a reddish-grey color for the stormy sky.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of a grey color tinged or mixed with red: Describes a color that is primarily grey but has a noticeable red hue or tint within it.

Usage

• This adjective is used to describe the specific color of objects, animals, or materials. It is a compound color term.
• It typically precedes the noun it modifies (attributive position).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The artist mixed paints to achieve a perfect reddish-grey shade for the storm clouds.
  • The fur of the wolf had a distinctive reddish-grey appearance in the twilight.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Nuance: The term is more specific than simply "grey" and is used when the red undertone is a defining characteristic. It often describes natural elements like stone, fur, or dusk skies.
• Hyphenation: The hyphen is standard in this compound adjective when it precedes a noun. It may sometimes be written as "reddish grey" when not directly modifying a noun, though the hyphenated form is common.

Variants and Related Words

• Reddish-gray: An alternative spelling using the American English "gray".
• Greyish-red: A less common variant that emphasizes the base color as red with a grey tinge.
• Rufous: (Adj.) Reddish-brown, a related but distinct color term.
• Slate: (N./Adj.) A dark bluish-grey color, sometimes with reddish or purple undertones.

Synonyms

• Grey with a red cast
• Rufous-grey (less common)
• Earthy red-grey

Antonyms

• Pure grey
• Bluish-grey
• Greenish-grey

Notes

• This is a compound adjective formed by combining the color "grey" with the modifier "reddish". It belongs to a category of hyphenated color terms (e.g., , ).
• It describes a subtle, blended color rather than a bold or solid one.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of grey tinged with red

Từ đồng nghĩa

• red-grey
• red-gray
• reddish-gray