erubescent - adj. - reddening, blushing (Lexico.com)
Erubescent is one of a few words that possess the suffix, escent. Like fluorescent and phosphorescent, erubescent relates to a visual sensation. I was just thinking that I haven't seen anyone blush recently, perhaps because masks protecting us from COVID have covered complexions. Usually, we blush out of embarrassment. Brides blush out of virginal innocence. They used to anyway. No one is that innocent anymore, and few of a certain age are virgins. But I digress.
Masks aside, if we white folks stay out in the sun too long, we'll wind up looking erubescent. If we happen to suffer from rosacea, we are erubescent. If we laugh too hard at a joke, we take on an erubescent glow. If we drink too much, we become erubescent over time. But why are so few erubescent out of embarrassment these days? Is it because we have transitioned somehow into toughness? Maybe. Since just about everything short of murder has been deemed acceptable these days, it is not surprising that we are no longer surprised. Our facial coloration and expressions remain unchanged in the face of societal aberrations.
Although we may not have noticed, there is a lot going on that falls under the nomenclature of things that have changed. Change can be positive or negative depending on our perspective. Maybe it is a good thing that we don't blush easily. Maybe not.
Enjoy your Tuesday.
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