flame-colored

Examples

• All

• 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

R

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

O

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

F

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

B

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

S

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

B

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

I

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

O

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

R

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

O

orange-colored

vsflame-colored

1 1.0

Having the color of a ripe orange

adds a bright red influence making the color warmer and fierier

F

flame-orange

vsflame-colored

3.8

A bright orange color with a red tone like fire

is the precise label for the same bright orange red hue

O

orange red

vsflame-colored

1.6

A bright red color with a strong orange tone

leans more toward bright burning orange tones

O

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

R

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

R

reddish orange

vsflame-colored

1.6

An orange color that looks more red than yellow

adds vividness and a stronger fiery orange red impression

O

orange-hued

vsflame-colored

3.6

Having the color of a ripe orange

contains a stronger red mix that makes it more orange red

C

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

R

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

F

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

D

dull

31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

C

colorless

• US

12 2.9

Having very little or no color

How Bright

flame-colored

1 4.1

orange red

1.6

orange

577 1.0

pale-hued

5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology