pink

pink adj

Etymology obscure.

1. Rosy; orchid-colored; tinged with a delicate reddish hue; similar in color to a flower of the genus Dianthus; [fig.] brightly-colored; cheerfully-hued; reminiscent of spring.
2. Blooming; mortal; vital; alive; living.
3. Flesh-colored.
4. Lava-colored.

pink [-s] n

see pink, adj.

1. Rosy-tinted flowers; blush-colored blossoms.
2. Blush; reddening of the cheeks.
3. Reddish-white hue; color similar to that of flowers of the genus Dianthus; [fig.] life; vitality.
4. Phrase. “Pink of day”: sunrise; rosy light of morning; reddish hue of the eastern sky caused by the rising sun.