Orange Definition

ôrĭnj, ŏr-
oranges, oranger, orangest
noun
oranges
Any of various evergreen trees (genus Citrus) of the rue family producing this fruit, having white, fragrant blossoms and hard, yellow wood.
Webster's New World
A reddish-yellow, round, edible citrus fruit, with a sweet, juicy pulp.
Webster's New World
Any of several plants or fruits resembling the orange.
Webster's New World
The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between red and yellow, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 590 to 630 nanometers; any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue, of medium lightness and moderate saturation.
American Heritage
Reddish yellow.
Webster's New World
adjective
oranger, orangest
Reddish-yellow.
Webster's New World
Made with or from an orange or oranges.
Webster's New World
Having a flavor like that of oranges.
Webster's New World
Of or having to do with Orangemen.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
The name of the Dutch Royal House.
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The longest river in South Africa.
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A city in California.

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A town in Connecticut.

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A town in France.

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verb
To color orange.
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(intransitive) To become orange.
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Other Word Forms of Orange

Noun

Singular:
orange
Plural:
oranges

Adjective

Base Form:
orange
Comparative:
oranger
Superlative:
orangest

Origin of Orange

  • Middle English orenge, orange, from Old French pome orenge 'Persian orange', literally 'orange apple', influenced by Old Provençal auranja and calqued from Old Italian melarancio, melarancia, compound of mela 'apple' and (n)arancia 'orange', from Arabic نارنج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraá¹…ga, “orange tree"), from Dravidian (compare Tamil nartankāy, compound of நரந்தம் (narantam, “fragrance") and காய் (kāy, “fruit"); also Telugu నారంగము (nāraá¹…gamu), Malayalam നാരങ്ങ (nāraá¹…ga), Kannada ನಾರಂಗಿ (nāraá¹…gi)).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French pume orenge translation and alteration (influenced by Orenge , Orange, a town in France) of Old Italian melarancio mela apple arancio orange tree (alteration of Arabic nāranj) (from Persian nārang) (from Sanskrit nāraṅgaḥ) (possibly of Dravidian origin)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From 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).

    From Wiktionary

  • For the color sense, replaced Old English geoluread (“yellow-red"); compare Modern English blue-green.

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