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YELLOW

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English dictionary: Word overview

YELLOW (noun)
  The noun YELLOW has 1 sense:

1. yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

  Familiarity information: YELLOW used as a noun is very rare.


YELLOW (adjective)
  The adjective YELLOW has 6 senses:

1. of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
2. easily frightened
3. changed to a yellowish color by age
4. typical of tabloids
5. cowardly or treacherous
6. affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

  Familiarity information: YELLOW used as an adjective is common.


YELLOW (verb)
  The verb YELLOW has 1 sense:

1. turn yellow

  Familiarity information: YELLOW used as a verb is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


YELLOW (noun)


Sense 1yellow [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

yellow; yellowness

Hypernyms ("yellow" is a kind of...):

chromatic color; chromatic colour; spectral color; spectral colour (a color that has hue)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yellow"):

canary; canary yellow (a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge)

amber; gold (a deep yellow color)

brownish yellow (a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge)

gamboge; lemon; lemon yellow; maize (a strong yellow color)

old gold (a dark yellow)

orange yellow; saffron (a shade of yellow tinged with orange)

pale yellow; straw (a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white)

greenish yellow (a shade of yellow tinged with green)


YELLOW (adjective)


Sense 1yellow [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

Synonyms:

yellowish; yellow; xanthous

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)


Sense 2yellow [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Easily frightened

Synonyms:

yellow-bellied; white-livered; lily-livered; chickenhearted; chicken; yellow

Similar:

cowardly; fearful (lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


Sense 3yellow [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Changed to a yellowish color by age

Synonyms:

yellowed; yellow

Context example:

yellowed parchment

Similar:

old (of long duration; not new)


Sense 4yellow [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Typical of tabloids

Synonyms:

scandalmongering; sensationalistic; yellow

Context examples:

sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal / yellow press

Similar:

sensational (causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion)


Sense 5yellow [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Cowardly or treacherous

Context examples:

the little yellow stain of treason / too yellow to stand and fight

Similar:

dishonorable; dishonourable (lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor)


Sense 6yellow [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

Synonyms:

icteric; jaundiced; yellow

Similar:

unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)


YELLOW (verb)


Sense 1yellow [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Turn yellow

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The pages of the book began to yellow

Hypernyms (to "yellow" is one way to...):

color; colour; discolor; discolour (change color, often in an undesired manner)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s


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(Dutch proverb)


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