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flame-colored

flame-colored

1 4.1
Having a bright orange-red color like fire
  • adjective
  • /fleɪmˈkʌlərd/
translation icon : color fuego
  • He was accompanying a twelve-year-old girl who stood before him on the pavement, dressed like a young miss in crinoline and a short mantle, with gloves and a straw hat topped by a flame-colored feather.
  • flame-colored hair

Examples

  • Enormous flame-colored clouds collected above the roofs.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Looking up, she saw the flame-colored jay perched on the limb of a tall larch.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • There is a carnival in front of the prison, with people wearing flame-colored T-shirts and carrying frying pans.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • It was very soft, with twirls of smoke rising in places and trails of clouds reaching all the way out to the golden, flame-colored horizon.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Flame-colored leaves engulfed the red brick of the Back Bay, the old and low-lying city, while the cool steel and stone of the new city stood above, untouched.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The sunset cast a beautiful glow in the sky, creating a stunning display of flame-colored hues.

  • Her dress was a striking flame-colored fabric that captured everyone's attention at the party.

  • As autumn approached, the flame-colored leaves blanketed the ground, making for a picturesque scene.

Synonyms

red
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1.0

A strong color like blood or tomatoes

moves away from pure hue toward a brighter orange tinged tone
orange
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577 1.0

Having the color between red and yellow like ripe citrus fruit

moves toward a brighter red tinged hue like burning flames
fiery
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44 3.6

Very hot and like burning flames

specifies the exact bright orange red color rather than general heat
bright red
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26 1.0

A very strong red colour that is easy to see

introduces an orange tint that softens pure red into orange red
scarlet
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10 2.7

A bright red color with a slight orange tinge

pushes further toward the bright orange red seen in burning tones
bright-red
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1 1.0

A very bright red color like fresh raspberries

is less purely red and adds a bright orange red character
inflamed
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  • Literature
1 4.1

Very red and bright, as if lit by fire

is a stable color label rather than describing a lit appearance
orange-red
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1 2.0

A color that is between orange and red

is more poetic and specifically evokes burning orange red tones
red-orange
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1 1.7

A color like orange but more red

focuses more on the bright burning orange side of that blend
orange-colored
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1 1.0

Having the color of a ripe orange

adds a bright red influence making the color warmer and fierier
flame-orange
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3.8

A bright orange color with a red tone like fire

is the precise label for the same bright orange red hue
orange red
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1.6

A bright red color with a strong orange tone

leans more toward bright burning orange tones
orangish-red
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3.8

A red color that looks partly orange

leans more toward bright orange combined with red rather than red first
reddish-orange
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2.3

A color like orange with a little red

shifts the emphasis to a stronger orange red presence
reddish orange
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1.6

An orange color that looks more red than yellow

adds vividness and a stronger fiery orange red impression
orange-hued
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3.6

Having the color of a ripe orange

contains a stronger red mix that makes it more orange red
carmine
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7.7

Having a deep red color like cherries or blood

is lighter and warmer, mixing vivid red with bright orange
reddened
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4.0

Light makes something look red, for example from fire or sunset

describes a constant bright orange red color rather than temporary glow
flammulated
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  • Specialized
9.9

A thing that has thin, flame-like streaks of colour, like an owl or vase

refers to an overall bright orange red hue rather than patterning

Antonyms

31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

12 2.9

Having very little or no color

How Bright

flame-colored
1 4.1
orange
577 1.0
pale-hued
5.1

Surface Forms

flame-colored positive
flame colour positive

Morphology

flame-colored = flame + colored (transparent) = flame + colored

A transparent adjectival compound: 'flame' + 'colored' clearly denotes having the color of flames.

Etymology

The word flame-colored comes from flame meaning 'fire' and the ending -colored meaning 'having the color of'. Think of the bright orange-red of a fire, and that is exactly what flame-colored describes.