adjective
incarnadine
Having a pinkish color like flesh.
The artist adds an incarnadine tint to the portrait's cheeks.
Etymology
The Italian adjective names flesh color. This sense preserves the pale pink comparison, rather than the stronger crimson use familiar from literary language.
More examples
- Pale incarnadine roses fill the vase on the table.
- The silk scarf has a delicate incarnadine hue.
- We choose an incarnadine paint for the bedroom walls.
Forms
incarnadine
Similar words
- pink
- Pink covers a wider range of light red shades.
- rosy
- Rosy suggests a warm pink like healthy, flushed cheeks.