orangish

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adjective

Relatively orange in colour.

“That coat that you're wearing looks almost orangish in the evening sun.”

Similar
orangelikeorangeyorangechromatic
Opposite
achromaticcolorless
OriginEnglish orange ← Middle English orenge ← Middle French orange →
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Meanings

adjectiveorangish (comparative more orangish, superlative most orangish)

comparative more orangish · superlative most orangish · alternative orangeish

  1. Relatively orange in colour.

    That coat that you're wearing looks almost orangish in the evening sun.

  2. Similar to an orange.

    That ice cream tastes very orangish - are you sure it's just passion fruit?

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
orangelikeorangey
Opposite
achromaticcolorless
Broader
orangetinted
Narrower
brassycopperygingery

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

Similar
orangechromatic
Also see
orangeorangelikeorangey

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianmelarancia
  2. Old FrenchOrengeinflu.
  3. Old Occitanauranjainflu.
  4. Old Frenchpomme d'orenge
  5. Old Frenchorenge
  6. Middle Frenchorange
  7. Middle Englishorenge
  8. Englishorange
  9. Englishorangish

From orange + -ish.

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Translations

Hebrew כְּתַמְתַּם
  • כְּתַמְתַּםrelatively orange in color
Portuguese alaranjado
  • alaranjadorelatively orange in color
Spanish anaranjado
  • anaranjadorelatively orange in color
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APA

orangish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orangish

MLA

“orangish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orangish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orangish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orangish.

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