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orange

/ˈɔɹənd͡ʒ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Orange means: of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange.

Synonyms for orange5

noun, as in a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean

Orange River

noun, as in orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow

orangeness

noun, as in any citrus tree bearing oranges

orange tree

adjective, as in of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

orangish, chromatic

What does orange mean?6

adjective

1

of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

noun

1

a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean

2

orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow

3

any citrus tree bearing oranges

4

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

5

any pigment producing the orange color

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Orange in a sentence

  • The chameleon changed its color to orange, green and yellow.carlosalberto
  • Despite being of different quality, this orange is as good as that one.astynk
  • A glass of wine, a beer, an orange juice, and a coffee with milk.unknown
  • Everyone in this cult wears orange clothes, just like in jail.Hybrid
  • It's lemon juice, but it tastes like orange juice.AlanF_US
  • At sunset, she can see an expansive sky that is brilliant pink and orange.Hybrid
  • Fireball, an orange tabby cat, loves to terrorize all the cats in the neighborhood.Eccles17
  • Yes, but how to transport an orange tree by air?Nylez

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of orange

as a noun

plural
oranges

as a adjective

comparative
oranger
superlative
orangest