pinker

Closer to rare

Pinker is the comparative form of pink—more pink than something else: The sunset grew pinker as the sun dipped lower.

It also names someone who pinks fabric, cutting it with a serrated edge to prevent fraying, or who decorates with perforations. (Capitalized Pinker is a surname.)

blush

rosy

Pinkly warm or hopeful

blushing · warmer · rosier · heightened · blooming · ruddy · embarrassed · flustered · bashful · coy

hue

rose

Stood up, or fragrant bloom

bubblegum · fuchsia · magenta · cerise · carnation · watermelon · tulip · azalea · orchid · hibiscus

comparative

rosier

More hopeful or flushed

warmer · intensified · heightened · redder

faded

paler

More drained of hue

weathered · softened · muted · diluted · duller · whitened · faint · dimmed · time-worn

Categories
Opposites
color saturation/intensity

pinkerpaler

More drained of hue

whiter · duller · fainter · grayer · colorless

color hue spectrum

pinkergreener

More naive or ecological

bluer · yellower · grayer · browner · tanner

Phrases
Family

pink, pinkie, pinky, pinkish, pinks, pinkness, pinked, pinkest, pinking

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G