salmon
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A soft pink-orange color.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsæmən
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 soft pink-orange color.
zoology
One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.
plural salmons
A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
A pale pinkish orange color
A meal or dish made from this fish.
Sri Lanka
Canned fish, usually mackerel.
adjective
Having a pale pinkish-orange colour.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: a soft pink-orange color.
Used this way, salmon 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.
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- “We cooked fresh salmon for dinner, and it was delicious.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A tributary of the Snake River in Idaho.
Flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water.
A shade of pink tinged with yellow.
A fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon.
Fish loaf made with flaked salmon.
White-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Salmon and trout.
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Synonyms
Sense: soft pink-orange color
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