pinkish-orange

Meanings

1. 1adjectivenot comparable

   Of a color between pink and orange, like the flesh of a ripe peach or cooked salmon.

   Grammar: Before a noun with a hyphen, or after a verb: a pinkish-orange sky; the sky turned pinkish-orange.

   Patterns

   • turn pinkish-orange
   • a pinkish-orange glow

   The sunset painted the clouds pinkish-orange.

   She wore a pinkish-orange scarf with her grey coat.

   The fish was cooked until it turned pinkish-orange.

2. 2noununcountable

   The soft blend of pink and orange as a color name.

   Grammar: Used without an article when naming the color: painted in pinkish-orange.

   Patterns

   • in pinkish-orange

   The walls were painted a warm pinkish-orange.

   The gown came in a pinkish-orange that suited her skin.

   Autumn light turned the hills to pinkish-orange.

Common combinations

pinkish-orange glow

A pinkish-orange glow filled the sky at dawn.

pinkish-orange hue

The coral had a delicate pinkish-orange hue.

pinkish-orange sunset

A pinkish-orange sunset ended the day.

pinkish-orange flesh

Salmon has pinkish-orange flesh.

turn pinkish-orange

The petals turn pinkish-orange as they open.

Synonyms and how they differ

salmon

Salmon names one particular pinkish-orange shade and is more specific.

coral

Coral is a brighter, more saturated pinkish orange used in fashion and paint.

peach

Peach is paler and softer than pinkish-orange.

apricot

Apricot leans more toward yellow-orange than pinkish-orange does.

Word family

pinkish adjective

slightly pink

orangey adjective

somewhat orange

orange noun

a color, or the fruit

pink adjective

pale red color

Commonly confused: pinkish-orange or orangish?

Practice

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