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1. (n.) yellow
a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
2. yellow
the yolk of an egg.
3. yellow
a yellow pigment or dye.
4. yellow
Slang.
5. (adj.) yellow
of the color yellow.
6. yellow
Usually Offensive.
7. yellow
designating or pertaining to an Asian person or Asian peoples.
8. yellow
designating a person of mixed racial origin, esp. of black and white heritage, whose skin is yellowish or yellowish brown.
9. yellow
having a sallow or yellowish complexion.
10. yellow
having a yellowish cast due to age or deterioration:
a stack of yellow newspapers.
11. yellow
cowardly.
12. yellow
emphasizing sensational or lurid details:
yellow journalism.
13. (v.i.) yellow
to make or become yellow.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME yelou, OE geolo, geolu, c. OS, OHG gelo)
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1. (adj) yellow, yellowness
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
2. (adj) yellow, yellowish, xanthous
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
3. (adj) chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied
easily frightened
4. (adj) yellow, yellowed
changed to a yellowish color by age
"yellowed parchment"
5. (adj) scandalmongering, sensationalistic, yellow(a)
typical of tabloids
"sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press"
6. (adj) yellow
cowardly or treacherous
"the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight; "too yellow to stand and fight"
7. (verb) jaundiced, icteric, yellow
affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
8. (verb) yellow
turn yellow
"The pages of the book began to yellow"
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1. (adjective) yellow
having the color of a lemon
a yellow t-shirt; I'm planning to paint the room yellow.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) yellow
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
2. (noun) yellow
a yellow pigment
3. 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
4. (verb) yellow
to make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow
5. (verb) yellow
to become yellow or yellower
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Sense: (of) the colour of gold, the yolk of an egg etc
a yellow dress; yellow sands; Yellow is my favourite colour.
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 Afrikaans: geel |
 Arabic: أصْفَر |
 Bulgarian: жълт |
 Brazilian: amarelo |
 Czech: žlutý, žluť |
 German: gelb, das Gelb |
 Danish: gul |
 Greek: κίτρινος, το κίτρινο χρώμ |
 Spanish: amarillo |
 Estonian: kollane |
 Farsi: زرد؛ طلایی |
 Finnish: keltainen |
 French: jaune |
 Hebrew: צָהוֹב (צבע) |
 Hindi: पीला रंग |
 Croatian: žuto |
 Hungarian: sárga |
 Indonesian: kuning |
 Icelandic: gulur |
 Italian: giallo |
 Japanese: 黄色(の) |
 Korean: 노란색의, 황색 |
 Lithuanian: geltonas |
 Latvian: dzeltena krāsa; dzeltens |
 Malay: kuning |
 Dutch: geel |
 Norwegian: gul; gult; eggeplomme |
 Polish: (kolor)żółty |
 Persian: زرد؛ طلایی |
 Pashto: زيړ، ژړ، ژيړرنګى، ژړغونى |
 Portuguese: amarelo |
 Romanian: galben |
 Russian: жёлтый (цвет) |
 Slovak: žltý; žltá farba |
 Slovenian: rumena barva; rumen |
 Serbian: žuta boja |
 Swedish: gul |
 Thai: สีเหลือง |
 Turkish: sarı |
 Taiwanese: 黃色的 |
 Ukrainian: жовтий |
 Urdu: زرد |
 Vietnamese: màu vàng |
 Chinese: 黄色的 |
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