orangeyness

From orangey +‎ -ness.

orangeyness (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of oranginess.
   • 1988, Gérard Vergnaud, “Multiplicative Structures”, in James Hiebert, Merlyn Behr, editors, Number Concepts and Operations in the Middle Grades (Research Agenda for Mathematics Education; 2), [Hillsdale, N.J.]: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; Reston, Va.: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, →ISBN, part II (Theoretical Analyses of Emerging Competence), pages 149–150:

     O: orange juice concentrate in the first container / W: water in the first container / O′: orange juice concentrate in the second container / W′: water in the second container / The most natural ratios to be considered are O/W and O′/W′, O/O′ or O′/O and W/W′ or W′/W, O/B and O′/B′, W/B′ and W′/B′. Because differences rather than quotients also can be used under certain conditions, there are many ways of arriving at the right decision about the relative “orangeyness” of beverages B and B′.

   • 1994, D[avid] A[llenby] Booth, “Design of Beverages and Food Product”, in The Psychology of Nutrition, London; Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 107:

     They recognize departures from expected orangeyness of the taste of a drink, both in amount of orange and in realism of sweet–sour balance

   • 2013, Candy Paull, “Serene Spirit: Meditation and Mindfulness”, in Finding Serenity in Seasons of Stress: Simple Solutions for Difficult Times, Grand Haven, Mich.: Grand Harbor Press, →ISBN, part 1 (The Heart of Serenity), page 79:

     Take an orange in your hand. Hold its golden goodness, feel the texture of its skin, the form of its roundness. Smell the tart orangeyness of the rind as you peel it, slowly and with awareness.