orange-coloured
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having the color of ripe oranges: Describes something that possesses the hue typical of a mature orange fruit, a bright, warm color between red and yellow.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The artist used an orange-coloured paint for the sunset.
- She wore a beautiful, orange-coloured scarf.
- The juice left an orange-coloured stain on the cloth.
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive Use: Often used in descriptive writing to provide vivid imagery.
- The orange-coloured leaves signaled the arrival of autumn.
- Comparative Forms: Can be used in comparative and superlative constructions (e.g., more orange-coloured, most orange-coloured).
- Of all the sweaters, this one is the most orange-coloured.
Variants and Related Words
- Orange-colored (adj): The American English spelling variant with the same meaning.
- Orange (adj): The more common and concise form meaning "of a color between red and yellow."
- Orangey or Orangish (adj): Tending toward or somewhat orange in color.
Synonyms
- Tangerine (adj): Of a deep orange color.
- Apricot (adj): Of a pale orange or yellowish-orange color.
- Peach (adj): Of a pale pinkish-orange color.
Notes on Usage
- Hyphenation: The hyphen is typically used when the compound adjective precedes the noun it modifies (e.g., ). It may be omitted when the adjective follows a linking verb (e.g., ), though hyphenation is often retained for clarity.
- Formality: "Orange-coloured" is a standard descriptive term. The simpler form "orange" is more frequent in everyday language.
Adjective
- having the color of ripe oranges