heightened colour

Frequency: 4.02.1 per million words

More intense or vivid color, often in someone's face due to emotion.

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Examples (10)

  • The praise brought a heightened colour to her cheeks.
  • His face had a heightened colour as he argued his point.
  • With a fever, the child's face showed a heightened colour.
  • The heightened colour in her face betrayed her excitement about the news.
  • After the long race, the runner's face had a heightened colour.
  • The artist used heightened colour to draw attention to the sunset in the painting.
  • The designer chose a palette of heightened colour to make the room feel more vibrant.
  • A heightened colour suffused his neck and face when he was accused of lying.
  • You could always tell he was flustered by the heightened colour that appeared on his cheeks.
  • Despite his calm words, the heightened colour of his complexion suggested he was deeply affected.