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redheaded

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having red hair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red-haired, ginger

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a red head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having red hair and usually fair skin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1rewdh- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h1rowdhós Proto-Germanic *raudaz Proto-West Germanic *raud Old English rēad Middle English red English red substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English -ed English headed English redheaded From red + headed.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ры́жы (rýžy) — having red hair
  • Belarusian: рыжавало́сы (ryžavalósy) — having red hair
  • Catalan: pèl-roig — having red hair
  • Catalan: pèl-roig — having red hair
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅髮的 /红发的 (hóngfáde) — having red hair
  • Chinese Mandarin: 红发的 (hóngfàde) — having red hair
  • Czech: zrzavý — having red hair
  • Danish: rødhåret — having red hair
  • Dutch: roodharig — having red hair
  • Finnish: punatukkainen — having red hair
  • French: roux — having red hair
  • French: rouquin — having red hair
  • Galician: roxo — having red hair
  • Galician: rubio — having red hair
  • German: rothaarig — having red hair
  • Ancient Greek: πυρρός (purrhós) — having red hair
  • Hungarian: vörös hajú — having red hair
  • Icelandic: rauðhærður — having red hair
  • Irish: rua — having red hair
  • Irish: ceannrua — having red hair
  • Irish: foltrua — having red hair
  • Irish: ruafholtach — having red hair
  • Irish: fionnrua — having red hair
  • Italian: rosso — having red hair
  • Italian: rosso di capelli — having red hair
  • Japanese: 赤毛の (akage no) — having red hair
  • Japanese: 赤髪の (akagami no) — having red hair
  • Japanese: 紅毛の (kōmō no) — having red hair
  • Korean: 적모(赤毛)의 (jeongmo-ui) — having red hair
  • Korean: 적발(赤髪)의 (jeokbar-ui) — having red hair
  • Korean: 홍모(紅毛)의 (hongmo-ui) — having red hair
  • Latin: rūfus — having red hair
  • Latvian: rudmatains — having red hair
  • Macedonian: црвеноко́с (crvenokós) — having red hair
  • Māori: pawhero — having red hair
  • Norman: rousseau — having red hair
  • Polish: rudy — having red hair
  • Polish: rudowłosy — having red hair
  • Portuguese: ruivo — having red hair
  • Russian: ры́жий (rýžij) — having red hair
  • Russian: рыжеволо́сый (ryževolósyj) — having red hair
  • Scottish Gaelic: ruadh — having red hair
  • Serbo-Croatian: riđokos — having red hair
  • Slovak: ryšavý — having red hair
  • Spanish: pelirrojo — having red hair
  • Spanish: colorado — having red hair
  • Swedish: rödhårig — having red hair
  • Ukrainian: руди́й (rudýj) — having red hair
  • Ukrainian: рудоволо́сий (rudovolósyj) — having red hair
  • Hungarian: vörösfejű — (of an animal) having a red head
  • Welsh: pengoch — (of an animal) having a red head