Definitions for Orange
ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr-; Fr. ɔˈrɑ̃ʒ for 3,6Orange

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. orangenoun

   round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

2. orange, orangenessnoun

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

3. orange, orange treenoun

   any citrus tree bearing oranges

4. orangenoun

   any pigment producing the orange color

5. Orange, Orange Riveradjective

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

6. orange, orangishadjective

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

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1. orangenoun

   An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus aurantium.

   Etymology: French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

2. orangenoun

   The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.

   Etymology: French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

3. orangenoun

   The colour of a ripe orange (the fruit); a color midway between red and yellow.

   Etymology: French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

4. orangeverb

   To color orange.

   Etymology: French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

5. orangeverb

   To become orange.

   Etymology: French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

6. orangeadjective

   Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

   Etymology: French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

7. Orangeadjective

   Relating to the Orange Order.

   Etymology: French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

8. Orangenoun

   A town in France.

   Etymology: French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

9. Orangenoun

   The name of the Dutch Royal House.

   Etymology: French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

10. Orangenoun

    Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.

    Etymology: French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (cf. Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

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1. Orange

   The colour orange takes its name from the orange fruit. On the spectrum of light, and in the traditional colour wheel used by painters, it is located between red and yellow. In Europe and America, orange is commonly associated with amusement, the unconventional, extroverts, fire, activity, danger, taste and aroma, the autumn season, and Protestantism. In Asia, it is an important symbolic colour of Buddhism and Hinduism.

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1. Orange

   or′anj, n. a delightful gold-coloured fruit with a thick, rough skin, within which are usually from eight to ten juicy divisions: the tree on which it grows: a colour composed of red and yellow.—adj. pertaining to an orange: orange-coloured.—ns. Orangeāde′, a drink made with orange juice; Or′ange-bloss′om, the white blossom of the orange-tree, worn by brides.—adj. Or′ange-col′oured, having the colour of an orange.—ns. Or′ange-lil′y, a garden-plant with large orange flowers; Or′ange-peel, the rind of an orange separated from the pulp; Or′angery, a plantation of orange-trees: an orange-garden.—adj. Or′ange-taw′ny (Shak.), of a colour between orange and brown.—n. the colour itself.—n. Or′ange-wife (Shak.), a woman who sells oranges. [Fr.,—It. arancio—Pers. naranj, the n being dropped; it was thought to come from L. aurum, gold, hence Low L. aurantium.]

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1. orange

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Matched Categories

1. • Chromatic Color
   • Citrus
   • Citrus Fruit
   • Pigment

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Orange' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2845

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Orange' in Nouns Frequency: #2125

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Orange' in Adjectives Frequency: #810

Anagrams for Orange »

1. groane, onager

2. groane

3. onager

How to pronounce Orange?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Orange in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Orange in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Orange in a Sentence

1. Yasi Ansari:

   An example might be a spinach salad with a small glass of orange juice or a lentil soup with chopped tomatoes.

2. Todd Spitzer:

   It’s becoming part of the permanent landscape in those communities and there is no way we are going to allow Orange County land that is supposed to be used by residents to be occupied by the homeless.

3. James Comey:

   When I see her, I see her in an orange jumpsuit, I'm sorry, or at least a striped one.

4. Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton:

   But we need to know if you saw our blond-hair with the orange shirt.

5. Spike Lee:

   Agent Orange refused to repudiate the Klan, the alt-right and the Nazis, 'There's good people on both sides.' That's going to be on his gravestone.

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