rubescence

noun

ru·​bes·​cence

rüˈbesᵊn(t)s

plural -s

: the quality or state of being rubescent

Word History

Etymology

from rubescent, after such pairs as English adolescent : adolescence

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

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