yellow
Other forms: yellows; yellowing; yellowed; yellower; yellowest; yellowly
Yellow is the color you'll see in a rainbow, right between orange and green. Yellow is the color of daffodils, lemons, and the traffic light that is supposed to make cars slow down.
The word yellow comes from a Proto-Indo-European root word that means "to shine." Sunflowers, egg yolks, and corn on the cob all share this bright color, and if you're asked to draw a picture of the sun, you're likely to grab a yellow crayon. The informal meaning of yellow, "cowardly," has been around since the 1850s, and may have originated in a Texas slur for Mexican soldiers, whose uniforms were yellow.
Definitions of yellow
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yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
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synonyms:
yellowness
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types:
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canary, canary yellow
a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
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amber, gold
a deep yellow color
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brownish yellow
a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge
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gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize
a strong yellow color
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old gold
a dark yellow
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orange yellow, saffron
a shade of yellow tinged with orange
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pale yellow, straw, wheat
a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
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greenish yellow
a shade of yellow tinged with green
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ocher, ochre
a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
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type of:
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chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour
a color that has hue
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of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
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affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
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changed to a yellowish color by age
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turn yellow
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easily frightened
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synonyms:
chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow-bellied
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cowardly or treacherous“"the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight”“too yellow to stand and fight”
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synonyms:
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dishonorable, dishonourable
lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
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dishonorable, dishonourable
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typical of tabloids“yellow press”
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synonyms:
scandalmongering, sensationalistic
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sensational
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
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sensational
Pronunciation
US
/ˈjɛloʊ/
UK
/ˈjɛləʊ/
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