ruddy vs cherry-red

ruddy and cherry-red both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruddy	No	Yes	No	No
cherry-red	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, ruddy and cherry-red are synonyms defined as:

ruddy and cherry-red: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

Other synonyms of ruddy include blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, crimson, red, reddish, ruby-red, ruby, scarlet.

ruddy (adjective)	cherry-red (adjective)
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies	of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life