orange vs reddish orange

reddish orange vs orange

orange and reddish orange both are nouns.

orange is an adjective but reddish orange is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
orange	Yes	Yes	No	No
reddish orange	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reddish orange is a hyponym of orange; that is, reddish orange is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than orange:

orange: orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow
reddish orange: an orange color closer to red than to yellow

orange (noun)	reddish orange (noun)
orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow	an orange color closer to red than to yellow
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
any citrus tree bearing oranges
any pigment producing the orange color

orange (adjective)	reddish orange (adjective)
of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

Difference between orange and reddish orange

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