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orangeyness

orangeyness is the alternative spelling of oranginess.

Meaning of oranginess

Noun

oranginess (uncountable)

  1. Tasting like an orange, or having a powerfully orangey flavor.
    • In one rather interesting study with children, change in the size of the pupil of the eye was found to be related to the degree of "oranginess" of drinks.1972, Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Developmental Psychology, page 45
  2. Being orangish although not orange by strict criteria (such as intra-colorspace boundaries).
    Synonyms:
    orangishness

Origin of orangeyness

From orangey + -ness.

Questions about orangeyness

What is orangeyness the alternative spelling of?
Orangeyness is the alternative spelling of oranginess.

Words near orangeyness in the dictionary

  1. Orangewomen
  2. orangewood
  3. orangeworm
  4. orangeworms
  5. orangey
  6. orangeyness
  7. orangie
  8. orangier
  9. orangies
  10. orangiest
  11. oranginess

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