mandarin orange
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- noun
- /ˈmændərɪn ˈɔrɪndʒ/
- The artist chose a shade of mandarin orange for her latest painting, which added a vibrant touch to the canvas.
Examples
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The walls were painted a bright mandarin orange.
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She wore a mandarin orange dress to the party.
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The living room walls were painted in mandarin orange to warm the space.
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She chose a mandarin orange dress that stood out at the summer party.
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The startup used mandarin orange in its logo to signal energy and creativity.
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The living room was beautifully decorated with mandarin orange pillows that complemented the neutral furniture.
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For the logo, the designer selected a bright mandarin orange to make the brand stand out.
Synonyms
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Having the color of a ripe orange
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A reddish orange color like the skin of a ripe fruit
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Having the color of a ripe orange
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A color between yellow and orange, like a sunset
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
The color sense is directly derivable from 'orange' (the hue) with 'mandarin' specifying the particular shade/source (the mandarin fruit rind), so the compound simply names a shade of orange based on a familiar object. This follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern of naming colors after objects or fruits, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Mandarin orange as a colour comes from the bright skin of the fruit. Because the rind is a vivid orange, people began to use the name to mean that bright colour.