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burnt orange

burnt orange noun: a dark shade of orange.

Noun

burnt orange (plural burnt oranges)

  1. A dark shade of orange.

Adjective

burnt orange (comparative more burnt orange, superlative most burnt orange)

  1. Of a dark shade of orange.
    • As for her beauty look, the Jennifer’s Body star had dyed her long tresses a burnt-orange shade, and styled them slightly curled at the ends and down across her shoulders. She also repped a bubblegum-pink manicure with an abstract black design.2023 May 19, Chelsey Sanchez, “Megan Fox Makes Her Red-Carpet Comeback in a Body-Sculpting Sheer Gown”, in Harper's Bazaar

Forms of burnt orange

Noun
pluralburnt oranges
Adjective
comparativemore burnt orange
superlativemost burnt orange

Questions about burnt orange

What does burnt orange mean?
Burnt orange means a dark shade of orange.
What part of speech is burnt orange?
Burnt orange can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of burnt orange?
The plural of burnt orange is burnt oranges.

Words near burnt orange in the dictionary

  1. burnt one down
  2. burnt one's boats
  3. burnt one's bridges
  4. burnt one's fingers
  5. burnt one's toast
  6. burnt orange
  7. burnt oranges
  8. burnt out
  9. burnt pavement
  10. Burnt Pine
  11. Burnt Ranch

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