Definitions for YELLOW
ˈyɛl oʊyel·low

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. yellow, yellownessadjective

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

2. yellow, yellowish, xanthousadjective

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

3. chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-belliedadjective

   easily frightened

4. yellow, yellowedadjective

   changed to a yellowish color by age

   "yellowed parchment"

5. scandalmongering, sensationalistic, yellow(a)adjective

   typical of tabloids

   "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press"

6. yellowadjective

   cowardly or treacherous

   "the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight; "too yellow to stand and fight"

7. jaundiced, icteric, yellowverb

   affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

8. yellowverb

   turn yellow

   "The pages of the book began to yellow"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. yellownoun

   The colour of gold or butter; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.

2. yellownoun

   The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, the illumination of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.

3. yellownoun

   One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 2 points.

4. yellownoun

   One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the (yellow[s] and red[s]); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).

5. yellownoun

   yellow card

6. yellowverb

   To become yellow or more yellow.

7. yellowverb

   To cause to become yellow or more yellow.

8. yellowadjective

   Having yellow as its colour.

9. yellowadjective

   Lacking courage.

10. yellowadjective

    Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.

11. yellowadjective

    Asian .

12. yellowadjective

    Related to the Liberal Democrats.

13. yellowadjective

    Related to the Free Democratic Party.

    The black-yellow coalition

14. Etymology: yelwe, from geolu, geolwe, from gelwaz, from ǵʰelh₃-u̯os (compare Welsh gelw, helvus, želvas), from (compare Irish geal, χλωρός, Persian زر, Sanskrit हरि).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. YELLOWadjective

   Being of a bright glaring colour, as gold.

   Etymology: yealewe , Saxon; gheleuwe, Dutch; giallo, Italian.

   Only they that come to see a fellow
   In a long mottley coat, guarded with yellow,
   Will be deceiv’d. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII. Prologue.

   He brought the green ear and the yellow sheaf. John Milton.

   After a lively orange, followed an intense bright and copious yellow, which was also the best of all the yellows. Newton.

   Negligent of food,
   Scarce seen, he wades among the yellow broom. James Thomson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yellow

   Yellow is the color between orange and green on the spectrum of visible light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 570–590 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the RGB color model, used to create colors on television and computer screens, yellow is a secondary color made by combining red and green at equal intensity. Carotenoids give the characteristic yellow color to autumn leaves, corn, canaries, daffodils, and lemons, as well as egg yolks, buttercups, and bananas. They absorb light energy and protect plants from photodamage. Sunlight has a slight yellowish hue when sun is near a horizon, due to atmosphere scattering shorter wavelengths (green, blue, and violet). Because it was widely available, yellow ochre pigment was one of the first colors used in art; the Lascaux cave in France has a painting of a yellow horse 17,000 years old. Ochre and orpiment pigments were used to represent gold and skin color in Egyptian tombs, then in the murals in Roman villas. In the early Christian church, yellow was the color associated with the Pope and the golden keys of the Kingdom, but was also associated with Judas Iscariot and was used to mark heretics. In the 20th century, Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe were forced to wear a yellow star. In China, bright yellow was the color of the Middle Kingdom, and could be worn only by the Emperor and his household; special guests were welcomed on a yellow carpet.According to surveys in Europe, Canada, and the United States, yellow is the color people most often associate with amusement, gentleness, humor, and spontaneity, but also with duplicity, envy, jealousy, avarice, and, in the U.S., with cowardice. In Iran it has connotations of pallor/sickness, but also wisdom and connection. In China and many Asian countries, it is seen as the color of happiness, glory, harmony and wisdom.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yellow

   Yellow is a color that is typically associated with brightness and warmth. It is commonly found in the visible spectrum of light and is characterized by the dominant wavelength between 570 and 590 nanometers. Yellow is often perceived as cheerful, energetic, and optimistic, and it is frequently used to represent sunshine, happiness, and joy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yellow

   being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green

2. Yellownoun

   a bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green

3. Yellownoun

   a yellow pigment

4. Yellowverb

   to make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow

5. Yellowverb

   to become yellow or yellower

6. Etymology: [OE. yelow, yelwe, elow, eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. chlo`n young verdure, chlwro`s greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. 49. Cf. Chlorine, Gall a bitter liquid, Gold, Yolk.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yellow

   Yellow is the color of gold, butter, or ripe lemons. In the spectrum of visible light, and in the traditional color wheel used by painters, yellow is located between green and orange. Yellow is commonly associated with gold, sunshine, reason, optimism and pleasure, but also with envy, jealousy and betrayal. It plays an important part in Asian culture, particularly in China.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yellow

   yel′ō, adj. of a bright gold colour.—n. a bright golden colour: (pl.) the peach-yellows (see Peach): (Shak.) jaundice in horses.—v.t. to make yellow.—v.i. to become yellow.—adjs. Yell′ow-backed, -bell′ied, -billed, -breast′ed, -cov′ered, -crowned, -eyed, -foot′ed, -front′ed, -head′ed, -horned, -legged, -necked, -polled, -ringed, -rumped, -shoul′dered, -spot′ted, &c.—ns. Yell′ow-bird, one of various birds of a yellow colour—the golden oriole, summer-warbler, &c.; Yell′ow-boy, a gold coin: a mulatto or dark quadroon:—fem. Yell′ow-girl; Yell′ow-bunt′ing, the yellow-hammer; Yell′ow-earth, a yellow ochre sometimes used as a pigment; Yell′ow-fē′ver, a pestilential contagious fever of a continuous and special type, presenting at least two well-defined stages, the first occupying 36 to 150 hours, marked by a rapid circulation and high temperature; the second being characterised by general depression and black vomit—also known as Yellow Jack, Bronze John, El Vomito, and Vomito Prieto or Vomito Amarilli; Yell′ow-flag, a flag of a yellow colour, displayed by a vessel in quarantine or over a military hospital or ambulance; Yell′ow-gum, the melæna or black jaundice of infants; Yell′ow-hamm′er, -amm′er, a song-bird, so named from its yellow colour: the common yellow-bunting.—adj. Yell′owish, somewhat yellow.—ns. Yell′owishness; Yell′ow-met′al, a brass consisting of sixty parts copper and forty parts zinc; Yell′owness; Yell′ow-root, an American herb whose root-stock yields berberine—also Orange-root, Goldenseal; Yell′ow-soap, common soap composed of tallow, resin, and soda; Yell′ow-wash, a lotion consisting of a mixture of mercuric chloride and lime-water; Yell′ow-weed, weld; Yell′ow-wood, a name given to Fustic and many other trees—e.g. satin-wood, and various kinds of podocarpus, rhus, xanthoxylum, &c.; Yell′ow-wort, an annual of the gentian family—also Yell′ow-cen′taury.—adj. Yell′owy, yellowish.—ns. Yell′ow-yol′dring, -yor′ling, or -yow′ley, the European yellow-hammer.—Yellow berries, Persian berries. [A.S. geolo; Ger. gelb; cog. with L. heluus, light bay.]

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EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yellow

   used without modification is sulphur or lemon yellow.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. YELLOW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Yellow is ranked #73464 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Yellow surname appeared 264 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Yellow.
   
   83.3% or 220 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   7.2% or 19 total occurrences were White.
   5.3% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Discolor

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'YELLOW' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2686

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'YELLOW' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1423

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'YELLOW' in Adjectives Frequency: #324

How to pronounce YELLOW?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say YELLOW in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of YELLOW in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of YELLOW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of YELLOW in a Sentence

1. Geraint Thomas:

   Egan is in yellow so the main thing is he finishes the job. I haven't seen any GC but for sure he'll have a decent advantage so we fully support him now.

2. Mustafa Sentop:

   The view that the June 7 elections were a 'no' to the executive presidency has been collapsed, the numbers are not enough at the moment, but I think these elections show a desire for the presidential system to be instilled. It could be seen as a green or yellow light for the presidency.

3. Sam McGinnis:

   The Taser is yellow ; the firearm is black, the Taser has a stocky body to The Taser compared to the Glock handgun. The grip of The Taser is shorter and wider than The Glock.

4. Robert Travis:

   The yellow jackets, they like to sting me more than the honey bees, you get stung enough times you know what’s coming.

5. Kelly Johnson-Arbor:

   Some of these products look very enticing, they may be yellow or purple in color, and they might resemble a juice or some other products that a child is used to playing with.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=YELLOW
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yellow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=YELLOW
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/YELLOW
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=YELLOW
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=YELLOW
9. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=YELLOW
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html