pink
pink Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Of a pale red color that is a tint of red mixed with white.
"The sky turned a soft pink hue just before the sun rose over the horizon."
Having or showing moderately left-wing or socialist political views.
"Several critics dismissed the newspaper's editorial board as being decidedly pink in its economic policies."
• noun
A pale red color produced by combining red and white.
"She painted the nursery walls in a warm shade of pastel pink."
Any of various herbaceous flowering plants of the genus Dianthus native chiefly to Europe and Asia, cultivated for their fragrant blossoms with notched or fringed petals in shades of pink, white, or red.
"The border of the cottage garden was lined with fragrant clove-scented pinks."
The highest degree or finest example of excellence, health, or condition.
"After weeks of rest and physical therapy, the athlete was back in the pink of health."
• verb
To turn or cause to turn a pale red color.
"Her cheeks began to pink slightly in the crisp autumn breeze."
To cut a scalloped, notched, or zigzag edge on fabric or leather to prevent fraying or for decoration.
"The tailor used special shears to pink the seams of the heavy wool lining."
British To make a metallic knocking or pinging sound due to premature fuel ignition (of an internal combustion engine).
"The old car's engine started to pink as it struggled up the steep mountain road."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The color name derives from the 16th-century English name for flowering plants of the genus Dianthus, whose petals often feature delicately jagged or perforated ('pinked') edges.