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orange

orange

577 1.0
Having the color between red and yellow like ripe citrus fruit
  • adjective
  • /ˈɔrɪndʒ/
translation icon : anaranjado
  • She wore an orange dress that brightened up the entire party.
  • bright orange
  • orange color
  • blue and orange

And then you could say black cable, orange to two, white to five.

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Examples

  • The orange-themed protest featured children dressed in orange chanting "kids have a right to a mom and a dad."

    Academic text (2013)
  • It's got orange and red streaking.

  • This one is in orange or soft orange.

  • Orange clothes, orange makeup, like everything orange, it's fashion lately.

  • It's just that perfect burnt orange, like little checkered dress.

  • And this is the Jason Wu product, which is quite orange and quite red based.

  • That's a sweater similar to that, but it's orange instead of tan.

  • Is it just because there's so much orange around and I don't know why?

  • At 6:10, a man came out of an orange orchard and walked towards us.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The sunset painted the sky a beautiful shade of orange that took my breath away.

Synonyms

orangey
vsorange
  • Informal
2 3.6

A little like the color orange

is the pure central hue rather than an approximate shade
orange-colored
vsorange
1 1.0

Having the color of a ripe orange

is the exact middle hue between red and yellow
orangish
vsorange
1 4.0

A color that looks a little like orange between red and yellow

is the true central hue between red and yellow
orange-red
vsorange
1 2.0

A color that is between orange and red

is evenly between red and yellow rather than mainly red
yellow-orange
vsorange
1 1.9

A color between yellow and orange, like a sunset

is the balanced central hue, not leaning toward yellow
yellowish-orange
vsorange
1 3.0

A colour between yellow and orange, like a sunset

is the midpoint between red and yellow rather than yellowish
orange-hued
vsorange
3.6

Having the color of a ripe orange

is the balanced hue midway between red and yellow
reddish-orange
vsorange
2.3

A color like orange with a little red

is the middle hue rather than a red-tinged shade
orangish-red
vsorange
3.8

A red color that looks partly orange

is the balanced mid-spectrum hue, not primarily red
flame-orange
vsorange
3.8

A bright orange color with a red tone like fire

is a calmer mid-band hue rather than an intense flame tone
pinkish-orange
vsorange
2.4

An orange color with a hint of pink

is the normal red yellow midpoint without any pink cast
pink-orange
vsorange
2.1

A color between pink and orange

is the neutral middle hue rather than a pink tinted shade

Idioms

A situation that is confusing and hard to understand

Compounds

91 1.0

A drink people make from oranges, often fresh or bottled

Agent Orange
  • Literature
9 7.6

A strong chemical sprayed in the Vietnam War to kill plants that caused long-term harm to people and land

5 1.4

The outer skin of an orange that adds flavor or becomes candy

4 2.8

A piece of land planted with orange trees to grow oranges

4 1.0

A tree that grows round sweet fruit you can eat

4 1.0

A fizzy sweet drink that tastes of orange

4 2.8

Thin outer skin of an orange grated to add flavor to food

2 8.7

A Protestant group in Northern Ireland that holds yearly parades celebrating union with Britain

A small sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel

1 2.1

The outer skin of an orange used to add flavor or decoration

1 2.2

A seedless orange with a small navel-like bump at the top

1 1.7

A color like orange but more red

A sweet spread made from oranges with small pieces of peel for bread or toast

1 7.7

A high quality black tea made from young tea leaves

Having the color of a ripe orange

1 2.0

A color that is between orange and red

cadmium orange
  • Specialized
1 9.3

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 sweet alcoholic drink flavored with orange, used in cocktails and desserts

1 2.7

A brown color with a touch of orange

A thick frozen orange juice that you mix with water to drink

A bitter sour orange used to make marmalade and to grow other citrus trees

1 5.0

A tree that makes bitter oranges used as root for other orange trees and for marmalade

1 3.7

A very tart orange used in cooking and for making marmalade

1 8.5

A small tree with fragrant flowers and bitter, inedible fruit

A colour between yellow and orange, like a sunset

A color between yellow and orange, like a sunset

A small citrus tree from Italy with pear-shaped fruit whose oil flavors tea and perfumes

A tree that produces sour oranges used for marmalade and grafting

A small, very sour orange used to make marmalade and flavoring

A type of orange tree that produces small sour fruit and is used for grafting and marmalade

A light brown color with orange tones

An apple eaten fresh with yellow to orange skin that tastes sweet and smells nice

A bright orange color with a red tone like fire

4.9

A large sweet orange with easy to peel skin grown in Florida

A small tree from Southeast Asia that grows sweet, easy-to-peel orange fruit

A bright orange colour like the skin of the fruit

A bright warm orange color like marmalade used for clothes and paint

A small orange tree that makes sour fruit used for marmalade and to start new orange trees

methyl orange
  • Specialized
7.2

An orange dye used in labs that changes color to show if a liquid is acidic or basic

A bush or small tree with white, sweet smelling flowers grown in gardens

A sweet orange with thick skin and almost no seeds

native orange
  • Australian
9.9

A small Australian tree that has dark purple berries you can eat

A color like orange with a little red

An orange color that looks more red than yellow

8.3

A North American annual plant with yellow or orange flowers that grows in wet, acidic soil

orange bat
  • Australian
8.0

A bat with bright orange or yellow fur from northwest Australia

6.8

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 fungus that grows on some mushrooms and makes them orange and bumpy

A low plant with bright orange-yellow flowers grown to decorate gardens

A low spreading plant with small orange-yellow flowers

A former province in central South Africa settled by Dutch farmers, renamed Free State in 1997

9.9

A small North American weed with thin stems, tiny leaves, and yellow flowers

Orange Group
  • Offensive
9.9

An armed Protestant group in Northern Ireland that attacks Catholics and their property

A small wild plant with bright orange flowers often seen as a weed

A bright orange cup-shaped growth on the ground that looks like an orange peel

orange tortrix
  • Specialized
9.0

A small moth whose caterpillars feed on oranges and damage fruit crops

A Protestant armed group in Northern Ireland known for attacks on Catholic people and opposition to peace talks

A bright yellow color with a small touch of orange

9.9

Small Australian orchid with loose groups of scented white flowers marked purple and orange

A bright red color with a strong orange tone

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

Toasted bread with butter, sugar, and grated orange peel

A plant that has orange flowers

About as big as an orange

Having the color of a ripe orange

9.9

A small tree with thorny branches and large inedible greenish-yellow fruit

An orange color with a hint of pink

A color between pink and orange

A tree that grows sweet oranges used for eating and making juice

How Bright

orange
577 1.0
orange-brown
1 2.7

Surface Forms

orange positive

Etymology

The adjective orange means 'the color of an orange', so we use it to describe anything that has the same bright, red-yellow colour as the fruit.