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yellow

/ˈjɛloʊ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Yellow means: easily frightened.

Synonyms for yellow22

noun, as in yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

yellowness

adjective, as in easily frightened

chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow-bellied, cowardly, fearful

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

yellowish, xanthous, chromatic

adjective, as in typical of tabloids

scandalmongering, sensationalistic, sensational

adjective, as in affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

jaundiced, icteric, unhealthy

adjective, as in changed to a yellowish color by age

yellowed, old

adjective, as in cowardly or treacherous

dishonorable, dishonourable

also used for yellow

high yellow

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What does yellow mean?8

adjective

1

easily frightened

2

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

3

typical of tabloids“sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal”

4

affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

5

changed to a yellowish color by age“yellowed parchment”

6

cowardly or treacherous“the little yellow stain of treason”

noun

1

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

verb

1

turn yellow“The pages of the book began to yellow”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with yellow?3

two syllables

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Yellow in a sentence

  • The big, yellow bus came hurtling down the street.darinmex
  • A rainbow consists of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.jamessilver
  • What color is your urine: clear, dark yellow, reddish, or brown like beer?Feryll
  • The tiny yellow flowers are edible as well, and tasty.Jillyappleseed
  • We have the boots in green, blue and yellow.Lars224
  • The setting sun is not yellow, but orange.WestofEden
  • You own a yellow sports car, don't you?Amastan
  • The chameleon changed its color to orange, green and yellow.carlosalberto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of yellow

as a noun

plural
yellows

as a verb

past tense
yellowed
present participle
yellowing
third-person singular
yellows
past participle
yellowed

as a adjective

comparative
yellower
superlative
yellowest