I. pink 1 S2 W3 /pɪŋk/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from ⇨ ↑ pink 2 (2) ]
1 . pale red:
bright pink lipstick
Hannah’s face went pink.
⇨ ↑ shocking pink
2 . [only before noun] British English relating to people who are ↑ homosexual
⇨ be tickled pink at ↑ tickle 1 (3)
II. pink 2 BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from pink eye 'half-shut eye' , used as a name for the plant, from Dutch pink oogen 'small eyes' ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] a pale red colour:
Her room was decorated in bright pinks and purples.
She had arrived dressed in pink.
2 . [countable] a garden plant with pink, white, or red flowers
3 . in the pink old-fashioned in very good health