redness

noun

red·​ness ˈred-nəs 

: the quality or state of being red or red-hot

Examples of redness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While acids like salicylic and gluconolactone resurface and clarify skin, botanicals like mugwort and cica (and many of its compounds, such as madecassoside and asiaticoside) work to quell redness, irritation, and inflammation, leaving behind calmer-looking skin with every cleanse. —Emily Orofino, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026

This assortment includes the Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser, which deeply clears pores of dirt, pollution and bacteria while helping to address skin sensitivity and provide relief from redness, itchiness, dryness and discomfort common to sensitive skin. —Tory Johnson, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026

Additional bumps and redness appearing in a line from the initial wound towards the center of the body (moves up the lymph vessels). —Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026

Those photons carry information about the molecules to your eyes — say, about the redness of the apple’s skin, which stems from the quantum energy states of the molecules that constitute it. —Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for redness

• deadness