pink

Share this

US /pɪŋk/ 
UK /pɪŋk/ 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

pink

 adjective
with a light red colour:
a pink jumper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

pink

I. pink1 S2 W3 /pɪŋk/ BrE AmE adjective
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Probably from ⇨ ↑pink2(2)]
1. pale red:
bright pink lipstick
Hannah’s face went pink. ⇨ ↑shocking pink
2. [only before noun] British English relating to people who are ↑homosexual

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pink

pink [pink pinks pinked pinking pinker pinkest] adjective, noun, verb   [pɪŋk]    [pɪŋk] 

adjective
1. pale red in colour
pale pink roses
• She went bright pink with embarrassment.

• The sun was now just a pink glow in the evening sky.

2. only before noun (BrE) connected with homosexual people

• the pink pound (= money spent by homosexuals as an influence in the economy)

3. (politics) (informal, disapproving) having or showing slightly left-wing political views
pale pink politics
compare  red  adj.
see be tickled pink at  tickle  v.  
Word Origin:
adj. and n. sense 1 mid 17th cent. pink
n. sense 2 late 16th cent. pink eye ‘small or half-shut eye’ French oeillet ‘little eye’
v. early 20th cent.
 
Example Bank:
He was pink with anger.
She could feel herself going pink.
The western sky was glowing pink.
Idiom: in the pink

Derived Word: pinkness 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

pink / pɪŋk / adjective (COLOUR)

A2 of a pale red colour:

pretty pink flowers

Have you been in the sun? Your nose is a bit pink.

 

pinkness / ˈpɪŋk.nəs / noun [ U ]

 

pink / pɪŋk / adjective old-fashioned disapproving (POLITICS)

(slightly) supporting socialist ideas and principles

 

pink / pɪŋk / adjective (GAY)

connected with gay people:

the growth in the pink economy

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

pink

/pɪŋk/
(pinker, pinkest, pinks)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Pink is the colour between red and white.
...pink lipstick.
...white flowers edged in pink.
...sweaters in a variety of pinks and blues.
COLOUR
pink‧ish
Her nostrils were pinkish, as though she had a cold.
ADJ
pink‧ness
Meat which has been cooked thoroughly shows no traces of pinkness.
N-UNCOUNT

2.
If you go pink, your face turns a slightly redder colour than usual because you are embarrassed or angry, or because you are doing something energetic.
She went pink again as she remembered her mistake.
= flush
COLOUR: usu v-link COLOUR

3.
Pink is used to refer to things relating to or connected with homosexuals.
Businesses are now more aware of the importance of the ‘pink pound’.
ADJ

4.
Pinks are small plants that people grow in their gardens. They have sweet-smelling pink, white, or red flowers.
N-COUNT: usu pl
 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

2pink adj : of the color pink
pink roses
• Her dress is pale/salmon pink.
tickled pink