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orangish

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Relatively orange in colour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Similar to an orange.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: orange

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree ▲ Italian melaranciacalq. Old French Orengeinflu. ▲ Old Occitan auranjainflu. Old French pomme d'orenge Old French orenge Middle French orangebor. Middle English orenge English orange Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English orangish From orange + -ish.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Georgian: მონარინჯისფრო (monarinǯispro) — relatively orange in color
  • Georgian: მოფორთოხლისფრო (moportoxlispro) — relatively orange in color
  • Hebrew: כְּתַמְתַּם — relatively orange in color
  • Portuguese: alaranjado — relatively orange in color
  • Spanish: anaranjado — relatively orange in color