pink

pink ¹  (pngk)

n.

1. Any of a group of colors reddish in hue, of medium to high lightness, and of low to moderate saturation.

2.

a. Any of various plants of the genus Dianthus, such as the carnation and sweet William, often cultivated for their showy fragrant flowers.

b. Any of various other plants, such as the wild pink and the moss pink.

c. A flower of any of these plants.

3. The highest or best degree: in the pink of health.

4. pinks

a. Light-colored trousers formerly worn as part of the winter semidress uniform by U.S. Army officers.

b. The scarlet coat worn by fox hunters.

5. Slang A pinko.

6. A pink salmon

adj. pink·er, pink·est

1. Of the color pink.

2. Slang Having moderately leftist political opinions.

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[Origin unknown.]

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pinkness n.

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pink ²  (pngk)

tr.v. pinked, pink·ing, pinks

1. To stab lightly with a pointed weapon; prick.

2. To decorate with a perforated pattern.

3. To cut with pinking shears.

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[Middle English pingen, pinken, to push, prick, from Old English pyngan, from Latin pungere; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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pink ³  (pngk) also pink·ie or pink·y (pngk)

n. pl. pinks also pink·ies Nautical

A small sailing vessel with a sharply narrowed stern and an overhanging transom.

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[Middle English, from Middle Dutch pinke.]

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pink ¹

Noun

1. a colour between red and white

2. anything pink, such as pink paint or pink clothing: packaged in pink

3. a garden plant with pink, red, or white fragrant flowers

4. in the pink in good health

Adjective

1. of a colour between red and white

2. informal having mild left-wing sympathies

3. informal relating to homosexuals or homosexuality: the pink vote

Verb

same as knock (sense 7) [origin unknown]

pinkish
pinky adj

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pink ²

Verb

to cut with pinking shears [perhaps from Low German]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pink - a light shade of red                 chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue pinkness - the quality of being pink carnation - a pink or reddish-pink color rose, rosiness - a dusty pink color purplish pink, solferino - a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino salmon pink, yellowish pink, apricot, peach - a shade of pink tinged with yellow coral - a variable color averaging a deep pink
	2.	pink - any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers garden pink flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms Dianthus, genus Dianthus - carnations and pinks Dianthus barbatus, sweet William - Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, gillyflower - Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors china pink, Dianthus chinensis, rainbow pink - Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual Dianthus deltoides, maiden pink - low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center cheddar pink, Diangus gratianopolitanus - mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers button pink, Dianthus latifolius - much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William cottage pink, Dianthus plumarius, grass pink - European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers Dianthus supurbus, fringed pink - Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins
	3.	pink - a person with mildly leftist political views pinko collectivist, left-winger, leftist - a person who belongs to the political left
Verb	1.	pink - make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" rap, knock, tap sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	pink - sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" ping, knock sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	3.	pink - cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
Adj.	1.	pink - of a light shade of red pinkish chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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pink

adjective rosy, rose, salmon, flushed, reddish, flesh coloured, roseate see see, shades of red

Translations

pink [pɪŋk] adj → (de color) rosa

n (colour) → rosa;

(BOT) → clavel m

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pink [pɪŋk] adj → rose

n (= colour) → rose m;

(Bot) → œillet m, mignardise f

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pink [pɪŋk] adj → rosa inv

n (colour) → Rosa nt;

(Bot) → Gartennelke f

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pink [pɪŋk] adj → rosa inv

n (colour) → rosa m inv;

(BOT) → garofano

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pink

n / adj pink [piŋk]

1 (of) (any shade of) a colour between red and white a dress of pink satin. pienk أحْمَر وَردي اللوْن، قُرُنْفُلي розов růžová (barva) lyserød rosa ροζ rosa roosa صورتی vaaleanpunainen rose וָרוֹד गुलाबी रंग का ružičast rózsaszín(ű) merah muda bleikur rosa ピンク 분홍색(의) rožinė, rausva spalva; rožinis, rausvas sārta/rožaina krāsa merah jambu roze rosa róż(owy) cor-de-rosa roz розовый (цвет) ružová farba roza roze skärt, rosa สีชมพู pembe 桃紅色，粉紅色 рожевий колір گلابي رنگ màu hồng 桃红色，粉红色

2 (of) the colour of healthy skin pink cheeks; Her cheeks are pink with health. pienk, rossig بِلَوْن القُرُنْفُل розов růžový rød rosafarben ρόδινος rosa, rosado, color de rosa õhetav گلگون punainen rose וָרוֹד स्वस्थ rumen kicsattanó merah jambu rjóður rosa ピンクの (건강한) 분홍 피부색(의) rausva spalva; rausvas sārts merah jambu rozig rosa, rød og hvit różowy rosado tran­da­firiu румяный ružový rožnat ružičast rosig ซึ่งมีสีชมพู pembe 臉色健康 рум'яний گلابي hồng hào 脸色健康

n pinkness

pienkheid قُرُنْفُلِيَّه розовина narůžovělost det at være lyserød das Rosa ροδαλότητα color rosa õhetus به رنگ صورتی بودن rusotus (couleur) rose וָרוֹד अस्वस्थ rumenost rózsásság, rózsaszín (szín) kemerahan bleikur litur colore rosa ピンク 분홍(색) rausvumas sārtums kemerah-merahan roze kleur det som er rosa różowość rosado (culoare) roz розовый цвет ružovosť roza barva ružičastost rosighet สีชมพู pembelik 健康 рожевість گلابي پن màu hồng 健康

adj pinkish

fairly pink; close to pink The flowers of this plant are pinkish in colour. pienkerig مائِل إلى الوَرْدي розоват narůžovělý lidt lyserød blaßrosa ροδαλός rosáceo roosakas نسبتاً صورتی رنگ vaaleanpunertava rosâtre וְרַדרַד थोडा गुलाबी ružičast rózsaszín(ű) kemerah-merahan bleikleitur rosato, roseo ピンクがかった 연분홍색을 띤 rausvokas iesārts merah muda yg samar-samar rozeachtig rosaaktig, nesten rosa różowawy rosado trandafiriu розоватый ružovkastý rožnat ružičast rosaaktig ค่อนข้างมีสีชมพู pembemsi 帶桃紅色的 рожевуватий گلابي مائل hồng nhạt 带桃红色的