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Pink

noun/pˈɪŋk/
Definition
a light shade of red
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɪŋk/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɪŋk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɪŋk/
1 syllable Say it as /pˈɪŋk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna light shade of red
nounany of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
nouna person with mildly leftist political views
verbmake light, repeated taps on a surface
“he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently”
verbsound like a car engine that is firing too early
“the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline”
verbcut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
adjectiveof a light shade of red
Word Forms
pinkadjectiveof a light shade of red
pinkifyverbmake pink
tapnouna gentle blow
tappingnounthe sound of light blow or knock
rapnouna gentle blow
knocknounthe sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
pingnouna sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
knockingnounthe sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
pinknouna light shade of red
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Rosa
ein heller Rotton
🇫🇷French
rose
une légère nuance de rouge
🇪🇸Spanish
rosa
un tono claro de rojo
🇮🇹Italian
rosa
una leggera tonalità di rosso
🇳🇱Dutch
roze
een lichte tint rood
🇵🇹Portuguese
rosa
um tom claro de vermelho
🇷🇺Russian
розовый
светлый оттенок красного
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गुलाबी
लाल रंग की हल्की छाया
🇧🇩Bengali
গোলাপী
লাল রঙের একটি হালকা ছায়া
🇮🇳Tamil
இளஞ்சிவப்பு
சிவப்பு ஒரு ஒளி நிழல்
🇮🇳Telugu
గులాబీ రంగు
ఎరుపు యొక్క తేలికపాటి నీడ
🇮🇳Marathi
गुलाबी
लाल रंगाची हलकी सावली
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગુલાબી
લાલ રંગનો આછો છાંયો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗುಲಾಬಿ
ಕೆಂಪು ಬಣ್ಣದ ತಿಳಿ ನೆರಳು
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിങ്ക്
ചുവപ്പിൻ്റെ നേരിയ തണൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੁਲਾਬੀ
ਲਾਲ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਹਲਕਾ ਰੰਗਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
گلابی
سرخ کا ہلکا سایہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
粉色的
浅红色
🇯🇵Japanese
ピンク
明るい赤の色合い
🇰🇷Korean
분홍색
밝은 빨간색
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hồng
một màu đỏ nhạt
🇹🇭Thai
สีชมพู
สีแดงอ่อน
🇮🇩Indonesian
berwarna merah muda
warna merah terang
🇵🇭Filipino
kulay rosas
isang liwanag na lilim ng pula
🇲🇾Malay
merah jambu
warna merah terang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
لون القرنفل
ظل خفيف من اللون الأحمر
🇮🇷Persian
صورتی
یک سایه روشن قرمز
🇹🇷Turkish
pembe
hafif bir kırmızı tonu
🇮🇱Hebrew
וָרוֹד
גוון בהיר של אדום
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pink'?
The primary meaning of 'pink' is 'a light shade of red'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pink' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pink' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pink' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pink' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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