rutilant

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The Word of the Day for April 17 is:

rutilant   \ROO-tuh-lunt \   adjective
     : having a reddish glow 

Example sentence: 
     Embarrassed by the surprise party we threw for her, Joyce held up her 
hands in an effort to hide her rutilant face.

Did you know?
     "Rutilant," which first appeared in English late in the 15th century, is 
used in English today to describe anything with a reddish or fiery glow, such 
as a sunset or flushed skin. It derives from the Latin "rutilus," meaning 
"ruddy," which is probably related to the Latin "ruber," meaning "red." "Ruber" 
itself is a direct ancestor of our word "rubella" (a disease named for the 
reddish color one's skin turns when afflicted with the condition) and "rubric" 
(which, among other things, can refer to a book or manuscript heading that is 
done or underlined in red). "Ruber" is also a distant relative of several 
English words for things that bear a reddish tone (including "russet," "rouge," 
and "ruby") and even of the word "red" itself.






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