yellow

Yellow is a lemony color between orange and green on the spectrum.

(noun)

An example of yellow is the color of the sun.

The definition of yellow is of the color between orange and green on the spectrum which is a buttery, golden shade.

(adjective)

An example of something yellow is a lemon.

See yellow in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

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

noun

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

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become yellow

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See yellow in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 570 to 590 nanometers; any of a group of colors of a hue resembling that of ripe lemons and varying in lightness and saturation; one of the subtractive primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
b. A pigment or dye having this hue.
c. Something that has this hue.
Chiefly Southern U.S. The yolk of an egg.
Western U.S. Gold. Used formerly by prospectors.
yellows Any of various plant diseases usually caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium or viruses of the genus Chlorogenus and characterized by yellow or yellowish discoloration.