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orangish-red

orangish-red

3.8
A red color that looks partly orange
  • adjective
  • /ˈɔrənˌɪʃ rɛd/
translation icon : naranjado-rojo
  • When they ripen, they're going to turn orangish red like this.

When they ripen, they're going to turn orangish red like this.

Examples

  • As the apples ripen, they develop an orangish-red color that indicates they are ready to eat.

  • And then at those blooms are followed by these kind of orangish, orangish red fruit that are persistent.

  • Outside on the streets of Los Angeles, the orangish-red glow of morning had fallen over the city.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • An orangish-red sun had begun its long, slow shimmy and slide toward the Pacific Ocean.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The sunset painted the sky an orangish-red, casting a warm glow over the landscape.

  • The artist used an orangish-red paint to capture the vibrant hues of autumn leaves.

Synonyms

scarlet
vsorangish-red
35 2.3

Having a bright red color with a slight orange tinge

is about red that leans toward orange more clearly than brilliance alone
vermilion
vsorangish-red
6 7.8

A bright red color with a little orange

is centred on red with a noticeable orange tint rather than bright red
orange-red
vsorangish-red
1 2.0

A color that is between orange and red

is the exact definition stating red is dominant with an orange hint
flame-colored
vsorangish-red
1 4.1

Having a bright orange-red color like fire

is focused on red as the main color, not a flame blend
orange red
vsorangish-red
1.6

A bright red color with a strong orange tone

is the more neutral description focusing on red dominance with orange
reddish orange
vsorangish-red
1.6

An orange color that looks more red than yellow

is red-first with orange as a clear secondary tint rather than orange-first
reddish-orange
vsorangish-red
2.3

A color like orange with a little red

is the opposite, putting red first and orange as the tint
Chinese-red
vsorangish-red
7.2

A vivid red with a slight orange tone often used in traditional Chinese art

is the narrower shade that specifically treats red as the main color

Antonyms

14 1.0

A little like the color of leaves

12 2.9

Having very little or no color

How Orange

orange
577 1.0
orangish-red
3.8
reddish
33 1.0

Surface Forms

orangish-red positive

Morphology

orangish-red = orangish + red (transparent) = orangish + red

A straightforward compound of 'orangish' and 'red'; the meaning 'red with a tint of orange' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Orangish-red is made of three parts: orange, the color named after the fruit that came from Asia; -ish, which means 'somewhat like'; and red, which means 'red'. So orangish-red means a red color that is 'somewhat like' orange, a red with an orange tint.