What does orange mean?
Definitions for orange
ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr-; Fr. ɔˈrɑ̃ʒ for 3,6or·ange
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word orange.
Princeton's WordNet
orange(noun)
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
orange, orangeness(noun)
orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow
orange, orange tree(noun)
any citrus tree bearing oranges
orange(noun)
any pigment producing the orange color
Orange, Orange River(adj)
a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean
orange, orangish(adj)
of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange
Wiktionary
orange(Noun)
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).
orange(Noun)
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).
orange(Noun)
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).
orange(Verb)
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).
orange(Verb)
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).
orange(Adjective)
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).
Orange(Adjective)
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).
Orange(ProperNoun)
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).
Orange(ProperNoun)
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).
Orange(ProperNoun)
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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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.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'orange' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2845
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'orange' in Nouns Frequency: #2125
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'orange' in Adjectives Frequency: #810
Anagrams for orange »
groane, onager
groane
onager
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of orange in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of orange in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of orange in a Sentence
We encouraged patients to eat bananas and mashed potatoes and drink orange juice, (and) they enjoyed ice cream and cheesecake, which they couldn't before.
The previous scenario under which Orange was in the driving seat is very, very unlikely (to repeat itself), that said, there's always room in a car for several passengers, so we'll have to see if at some stage we should take one of those seats.
Now...we have the capacity to terminate this contract in the future, our intention is to terminate the contract. Our intention is as soon as possible from a contractual point of view and preserving our interests of course, our intention is to withdraw Orange brand from Israel.
I could see white smoke, then a little black smoke and an orange flame, the second one sounded much like the first, but a lot louder.
The only thing that bottled orange juice has going for it, is its attractive colour.
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Translations for orange
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- lemoenboom, lemoen, oranjeAfrikaans
- ɔrengeAkan
- برتقال, برتقالة, شجرة البرتقال, برتقالي, البرتقاليArabic
- portağal, narincıAzerbaijani
- әфлисунBashkir
- апэльсі́навае дрэ́ва, апэльсі́н, ара́нжавыBelarusian
- портока́л, оранжев, портока́лов, ора́нжевBulgarian
- aranis, aramisBislama
- কমলাBengali
- orañjezenn, orañjezBreton
- taronger, taronja, ataronjat, carabassaCatalan, Valencian
- апельсин, цlеран босChechen
- pomerančovník, pomeranč, oranžovýCzech
- oren, melyngochWelsh
- appelsintræ, appelsin, orangeDanish
- Orange, Apfelsine, Apfelsinenbaum, OrangenbaumGerman
- πορτοκάλι, πορτοκαλιά, πορτοκαλήςGreek
- oranĝarbo, oranĝujo, oranĝo, oranĝokoloraEsperanto
- naranja, naranjo, china, anaranjadoSpanish
- apelsinipuu, apelsin, oranžEstonian
- laranja, laranjondoBasque
- پرتقال, نارنجی, نارنجPersian
- appelsiini, oranssi, appelsiinipuuFinnish
- senikavikaFijian
- appilsinFaroese
- oranger, orangeFrench
- oráiste, flannbhuí, dath oráiste, crann oráistíIrish
- òr-mheas, oraindsear, oraindsScottish Gaelic
- laranxa, laranxeiraGalician
- સંતરુ, નારંગીGujarati
- oranje, oranje-vuighManx
- mai ruwan lemo, lemoHausa
- תפוז, כתוםHebrew
- नारंगी, संतराHindi
- narancssárga, narancs szín, narancs, narancsfa, narancsszínűHungarian
- նարինջ, գազարագույն, նարնջագույնArmenian
- jeruk manis, limau, jingga, oranyeIndonesian
- oranja, oranjeaIdo
- appelsínugulur, appelsínaIcelandic
- arancione, arancio, aranciaItalian
- כָּתוֹםHebrew
- 橙色, オレンジ, みかん, オレンジ色Japanese
- jerukJavanese
- სტაფილოსფერი, ფორთოხალიGeorgian
- ya malalaKongo
- қызғылт сарыKazakh
- លឿងទុំ, ក្រូចពោធិសាត់, ពណ៌លឿងKhmer
- ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ, ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ ಬಣ್ಣದಲ್ಲಿರುತ್ತದೆKannada
- 주황색, 오렌지나무, 오렌지Korean
- pirteqal, پرتهقاڵ, دار پرتهقاڵ, pirteqalîKurdish
- owraval, rudhvelynCornish
- токсарыKyrgyz
- aurantium, aurantia, arantium, aurantius, arantiusLatin
- Orangëbam, OrangeLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ya malálaLingala
- ສົ້ມLao
- apelsinas, apelsinmedis, oranžinė spalva, apelsininė spalva, oranžinė, oranžinisLithuanian
- apelsīns, oranžsLatvian
- laoranjy, volom-boasary, menapina, voasaryMalagasy
- āraniMāori
- портокалова, портокал, портокаловMacedonian
- നാരങ്ങMalayalam
- жүрж, улбар шарMongolian
- नारिंगी, संत्रे, नारिंगMarathi
- limau, jingga, pokok limau, orenMalay
- larinġa, oranġjoMaltese
- ကမ္ဗလာ, ကမ္ဗလာသီးBurmese
- oranje, sinaasappelboom, sinaasappel, appelsien, appelsienenboom, geelrood, brandgeelDutch
- appelsintre, appelsin, oransjeNorwegian
- chʼil łitsxooí, łichxíʼíNavajo, Navaho
- irangeOccitan
- апельсинOssetian, Ossetic
- pomarańczowy, pomarańcz, drzewo pomarańczowe, pomarańczaPolish
- laranja, laranjeira, alaranjado, cor-de-laranjaPortuguese
- portocală, portocaliu, portocal, oranj, portocaleRomanian
- ора́нжевый цвет, апельси́н, ора́нжевый, апельси́новое де́рево, оранRussian
- aranzu, colore de aranzu, ruggiu, ruiu, arbule de aranzu, arrubiuSardinian
- نارنگيءَ جو وَڻُ, نارنگِيSindhi
- appelsiidna, oránšaNorthern Sami
- narančasta, pomòrānča, помо̀ра̄нџа, на̀ра̄нџа, nàrāndža, pomòrāndža, narandžasta, nàrānča, наранџаста, наранчаста, narandžast, наранџастSerbo-Croatian
- දොඩම්Sinhala, Sinhalese
- pomaranč, oranžovýSlovak
- pomaranča, oranžna, oranženSlovene
- lanumoliSamoan
- ranjisiShona
- jaalleSomali
- portokallAlbanian
- sefate sa lamunu, lamunuSouthern Sotho
- apelsin, apelsinträd, orange, brandgul, apelsinfärgadSwedish
- rangi ya machungwa, chungwa, mchungwa, machungwaSwahili
- ஆரஞ்சு, சர்க்கரை நாரத்தை, செம்மஞ்சள்Tamil
- నారింజ, కమలాఫలముTelugu
- норанҷ, афлесунTajik
- ส้มThai
- narynç, mämişiTurkmen
- dalandan, narangha, kahelTagalog
- lanu moliTonga (Tonga Islands)
- portakal, turuncuTurkish
- әфлисунTatar
- puātouTahitian
- апельси́н, оранжевий, ора́нжевий, помара́нчевий, помаранчевийUkrainian
- نارَنْگی, نارنگی, سنترا, سنتریUrdu
- poʻrtaholUzbek
- cây cam, camVietnamese
- rojat, rojanikVolapük
- suraasWolof
- מאַראַנץYiddish
- bí òrombó, bí ọsánYoruba
- 橙Chinese
- orenjiZulu
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