orange
- noun
- /ˈɔrɪndʒ/
- The living room was decorated in orange tones, giving it a warm and inviting feel.
- the color orange
- yellow and orange
- red and orange
It was black, white and this orange by a landslide.
- It was black, white and this orange by a landslide.
- The best of the best, loud orange and electric green.
- We then have this like burnt orange, red kind of brick shades.
Examples
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Peaks 1 and 3 are a deep orange, whereas peak 2 is light yellow.
Academic text (2005) -
The fires around the city reflected orange against the moving blackness of the river.
Fiction book (1991) -
Just a taste of orange in there.
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The orange in that really makes your eyes pop.
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In the house below, the windows changed from a warm orange to a cold yellow.
Fiction book (1993) -
Today, they range in color from bright orange, yellow, and vermilion to soft shades of pink.
Academic text (2001) -
Los Angeles offered me her tray of oranges that she always had handy.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sunset painted the sky in vibrant shades of orange, creating a beautiful backdrop.
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His shirt was a bright orange, which made him stand out in the crowd.
Synonyms
A reddish orange color like the skin of a ripe fruit
A warm orange-yellow color like autumn leaves
A color like orange but more red
An orange color that looks more red than yellow
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
A strong chemical sprayed in the Vietnam War to kill plants that caused long-term harm to people and land
A Protestant group in Northern Ireland that holds yearly parades celebrating union with Britain
A sweet spread made from oranges with small pieces of peel for bread or toast
- Specialized
An orange paint colour artists use that stays bright for a long time
A frozen concentrate of orange juice that you mix with water before drinking
A tree that makes bitter oranges used as root for other orange trees and for marmalade
A small citrus tree from Italy with pear-shaped fruit whose oil flavors tea and perfumes
A type of orange tree that produces small sour fruit and is used for grafting and marmalade
An apple eaten fresh with yellow to orange skin that tastes sweet and smells nice
A small tree from Southeast Asia that grows sweet, easy-to-peel orange fruit
A small orange tree that makes sour fruit used for marmalade and to start new orange trees
- Specialized
An orange dye used in labs that changes color to show if a liquid is acidic or basic
A North American annual plant with yellow or orange flowers that grows in wet, acidic soil
- Australian
A small bat with orange fur that lives in forests in northwest Australia
A tall plant that lives for many years and has bright orange flowers that attract butterflies
A bog plant with spikes of orange-yellow flowers that grows in the southeastern United States
A former province in central South Africa settled by Dutch farmers, renamed Free State in 1997
- Offensive
An armed Protestant group in Northern Ireland that attacks Catholics and their property
A bright orange cup-shaped growth on the ground that looks like an orange peel
- Specialized
A small moth whose caterpillars feed on oranges and damage fruit crops
- NSFW
A Protestant armed group in Northern Ireland known for attacks on Catholic people and opposition to peace talks
- Australian
Small Australian orchid with loose groups of scented white flowers marked purple and orange
A large river in southern Africa that flows west to the Atlantic and forms part of the border with Namibia
A plant that lives for several years with drooping orange-yellow flowers that can make sheep sick
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Orange for the color was taken from the fruit orange — people used the bright look of ripe oranges as the name for that 'red-yellow' color, so the color word comes from the fruit.