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orangey
adjective
informal(alsoorangy)uk /ˈɒr.ɪndʒ.i/ us /ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ.i/
orangeyadjective (COLOUR)
slightly orange in colour:
I cracked open the egg and the orangey yolk dropped onto the sizzling pan.
Her hair, once dyed a vibrant red, had faded to an orangey-blonde shade.
The coloured sands on the beach varied from white to orangy red.
The afternoon sun gave the windows an orangey yellow tint.
The bird had beautiful bright green and blue plumage with an orangey breast.
We stood and watched the orangey red glow of the sun setting over the mountains.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Common colours
blue
bluely
blueness
bluey
bluish
brown
green
greenish
greenly
orange
orangeness
pink
pinkish
purple
purpleness
purplish
redden
reddish
yellowish
yellowness
orangeyadjective (FLAVOUR/SMELL)
tasting or smelling of or like an orange :
This marmalade has the best texture of those I tried, and tastes very orangey.
The hand cream smells orangey and zesty, with a hint of Christmas spice.
This spicy, moist cake has a lovely orangy butter icing.
It's difficult to resist this spicy, orangey dark chocolate.
Add some orange zest to the cake batter for an orangy, tangy taste.
This clementine-scented candle has a lovely orangy aroma.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Smells & smelling
acridly
anosmic
bergamot
deodorize
deodorizing
fragrant
fullness
malodorous
minging
niff
olfactory nerve
petrichor
piny
pungency
pungently
redolent
scented
smelly
sniff
stink
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Flavours & tastes
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