YELLOW
Dictionary entry overview: What does yellow mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
• YELLOW (noun)
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)
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)
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)
Meaning:
Changed to a yellowish color by age
Synonyms:
yellowed; yellow
Context example:
yellowed parchment
Similar:
old (of long duration; not new)
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)
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)
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)
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:
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