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yel·low (yel′ō)

adjective

  1. of the color of gold, butter, or ripe lemons
  2. changed to a yellowish color as by age, as old paper
  3. having a yellowish pigmentation of the skin
  4. ☆ Informal cowardly; craven
  5. ☆

    Etymology: see yellow journalism

    cheaply sensational: said of certain newspapers

Etymology: ME yelwe < OE geolu, akin to Ger gelb < IE base *ĝhel-, to gleam, yellow, green, blue > Gr cholos, gall, L helvus, tawny

noun

  1. a yellow color; color lying between orange and green in the color spectrum
  2. a pigment or dye that is yellow or capable of producing yellow
  3. the yolk of an egg
  4. any of several fungous or viral diseases of plants, causing yellowing of the leaves, stunting of growth, etc.
  5. jaundice, esp. in farm animals

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become yellow

yellow Related Forms

yel′·low·ness noun

yellow Synonyms

yellow

n.

  1. A color

    Hues of yellow include: cream, ivory, old ivory, ivory-yellow, orange-yellow, saffron, jasmine, tawny, sand, gold, sallow, buff, straw, flaxen, alizarin yellow, anilin yellow, lemon yellow, mustard yellow, canary yellow, brilliant yellow, chrome yellow, Dutch pink-yellow, Dutch yellow, gamboge yellow, golden yellow, Imperial yellow, platinum yellow, Manchester yellow or naphthol yellow, yellow carmine, yellow lake, yellow madder, yellow ocher;

  2. Cowardly

    tricky, deceitful, low, cringing, sneaking, white-livered, lily-livered, chicken, craven, treacherous; see also cowardly 1, 2, mean 1.

  3. Sensational; said especially of some newspapers

    lurid, scandal-mongering, muckraking, tabloid, warmongering, chauvinistic, unethical, unprincipled, sexy*, lowbrow*; see also exciting, lewd 1, 2, offensive 2, sensational.

yellow Synonyms

yellow

modif.

Having a yellowish color

yellowish, golden, jaundiced-looking; see yellown.

yellow Usage Examples

Converse of object

paint: They are copies of those sold in souvenir shops in Lourdes, but they have been painted an acidic yellow.

Adjective modifier

  • clouded: You might have to wait until Autumn to see one of the loveliest migrant butterflies, the clouded yellows, the Monarch.
  • pale: Pale yellow in color with red / brown streaks.
  • bright: Bright sunflower yellows in the sunflower, distinct from the lemon yellows of the lemon.
  • purple: A Sea of purple yellow as far as the eye can see.
  • brownish: The two bands, one at the front of thorax, the other near the top of the abdomen, are brownish yellow.
  • golden: The rooms are decorated in golden yellow with pictures in keeping with the age of the building.

Modifies a noun

  • fever: In the year 1871 the memorable epidemic of yellow fever broke out at Buenos Ayres.
  • flower: The rich, greenish yellow flowers appear in spring.
  • jersey: Just like the Tour de France, riders will chase the yellow jersey to be worn by the race leader.
  • card: The time standard is enforced by our Golf Course marshals who will operate a warning - yellow card - red card system.
  • flag: If yellow flags are on, you will not be able to turn around.
  • stripe: It is marked by small red and yellow stripes.

Used with adjective complement

  • turn: Autumn - Maple leaves turning yellow in the autumn sunshine.
  • glow: Maybe it was the slight stirring of a breeze, maybe the temperature drop as another glorious sunset glowed yellow behind Slioch.
  • paint: Only four days later the MacBrayne red on IONA's apology for a funnel was painted yellow.

Noun used with modifier

purple: In purples yellows sulfate of uranium to uranium rays results of more.

Preposition: in

autumn: The tree flowers in March and the leaves turn bright yellow in autumn.

Preposition: of

  • skin: Signs include a darkening of the urine and jaundice ( yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes ).
  • urine: Vitamin B2 commonly causes a bright yellowing of the urine with larger intakes possibly affecting laboratory blood tests.