Meaning & Definition of Yellow in English
English⟶
Yellow
/jɛloʊ/
noun
1. Yellow color or pigment
- The chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
synonym:
- yellow,
- yellowness
verb
1. Turn yellow
- "The pages of the book began to yellow"
synonym:
- yellow
adjective
1. Of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum
- Of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
synonym:
- yellow,
- yellowish,
- xanthous
2. Easily frightened
synonym:
- chicken,
- chickenhearted,
- lily-livered,
- white-livered,
- yellow,
- yellow-bellied
3. Changed to a yellowish color by age
- "Yellowed parchment"
synonym:
- yellow,
- yellowed
4. Typical of tabloids
- "Sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"
- "Yellow press"
synonym:
- scandalmongering,
- sensationalistic,
- yellow(a)
5. Cowardly or treacherous
- "The little yellow stain of treason"-m.w.straight
- "Too yellow to stand and fight"
synonym:
- yellow
6. Affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
synonym:
- jaundiced,
- icteric,
- yellow
Examples of using
Ripe bananas have the yellow colour.
The cheese is not yellow.
The cheese is yellow.