ruby

1. 1.

   of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

   Synonymsredreddishruddyblood-redcarminecerisecherrycherry-redcrimsonruby-redscarlet

   Similarchromatic

Other forms of ruby

plural

rubies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ruby

What does ruby mean?

ruby means "a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ruby?

ruby has 2 syllables: ru-by. The stress falls on "ru". In IPA it is /ˈɹubi/.

What is another word for ruby?

Close synonyms include crimson, deep red, red, reddish, ruddy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ruby a common word?

ruby is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.