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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin vinaceus, from Latin vinum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vinaceous (comparative more vinaceous, superlative most vinaceous)
- Containing wine.
- Synonym: vinous
- Of the colour of red wine.
- Synonym: vinous
- Near-synonym: winelike
1917, Peter Walter Claassen, Raymond Hill Beamer, Studies in Kansas Insects, page 116:Caudal femora of the lighter general color inclined to vinaceous pink on the ventral portion of the lateral face, dorsal and bounding carinae of the paginae sparsely beaded, face of the paginae suffused with the dark color, […]
- Of a specific color among several that represent red wine.
- Coordinate terms: wine-dark, wine-blue
vinaceous:
Derived terms
Noun
vinaceous (uncountable)
- A specific color among several that represent red wine.
- Coordinate terms: wine-dark, wine-blue
vinaceous:
Translations
of the colour of red wine
See also
- (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermilion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)