Redness \Red"ness\, n. [AS. re['a]dness. See {Red}.] The quality or state of being red; red color.
redness n 1: a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat [syn: {inflammation}, {rubor}] 2: the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood [syn: {red}]