redness

«redness» in Mova's school dictionary: the state of being red — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (redness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Redness is the state of being red. tree →

2) Redness of the skin is a red patch that can mean it is sore, hot, sunburnt or infected. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and safety lessons it is a warning sign: redness, swelling and heat around a cut can mean infection; redness of the skin after sun means sunburn. In science and art it describes colour. Phrases: «redness and swelling», «some redness».

examples

• There was redness around the bee sting. tree →
• If the redness spreads, see a doctor. tree →
• The redness of her cheeks showed she was embarrassed. tree →
• Put cream on to calm the redness after sunburn. tree →
• The redness of the sunset was beautiful. tree →
• The nurse checked his eye for redness. tree →
• A little redness after a vaccination is normal. tree →
• He had a sword in his hand, and there was nothing in his face but redness and ferocity. tree →

note

Uncountable: say «some redness», not «a redness». Made from red + -ness: one d (r-e-d-n-e-s-s). Used mostly about skin and eyes; for colour in general people simply say «red colour».

In the corpora

• Redness, heat, swelling and yellow pus are signs of infection; pus is dead white blood cells and germs.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «redness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.