orchid
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
awrkuhdSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɔɹkəd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.
Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
adjective
Having a light purple colour.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.
Used this way, orchid is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use orchid
- “She received a beautiful purple orchid for her birthday.”
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