Definition

Adjective: - Not wearing rouge: Describes a person, typically their face or lips, that does not have the cosmetic product rouge applied. Rouge is a red or pink powder or cream used to color the cheeks or lips.

Usage

The adjective "unrouged" is used to describe a natural state, specifically the absence of artificial cheek or lip color. It often carries connotations of natural beauty, simplicity, or a lack of formal preparation. - It typically modifies nouns like "face," "cheeks," or "lips." - It is a descriptive term, not an action.

Examples

• Her unrouged cheeks had a healthy, natural glow from the exercise.
• The portrait showed the queen with an unrouged face, looking more vulnerable than in official paintings.
• He preferred her unrouged lips to the bright red lipstick she sometimes wore.

Advanced Usage

• Literary/Descriptive Use: Often found in literary or descriptive writing to emphasize naturalness, innocence, or a stark, unadorned reality.

Variants and Related Words

• Rouge (noun/verb): The cosmetic product itself, or the act of applying it.
• Unadorned (adjective): Not decorated; plain. (A broader synonym that can apply to appearance or objects.)
• Makeup-free (adjective): Not wearing any cosmetics. (A more common modern term with a wider meaning than "unrouged").

Synonyms

• Without rouge
• Barefaced (can also mean shameless, but in context, can mean without makeup)
• Natural (in the context of wearing no makeup)

Antonyms

• Rouged
• Made-up
• Cosmetically enhanced

Adjective

1. not wearing rouge
   • unrouged lips