yellow

Speech parts

1. yellow - Noun

2. yellow - Adjective

3. yellow - Verb

5. yellow - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

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.

A yellow pigment.

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

To become yellow or yellower.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

amber chicken jaundiced yellowed lily-livered yellowish white-livered icteric yellow-bellied sensationalistic scandalmongering chickenhearted xanthous craven jasmine

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Antonyms

bantam hardy wan trojan colter doughty

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Hypernyms

color colour discolor discolour spectral color chromatic color

Hyponyms

amber canary lemon gold maize saffron

Phrases with the word

yellow eye yellow streak yellow-crowned night heron yellow wood yellow colour yellow nutgrass

Derivatives

yellowed yellowing

Anagrams

Yowell

Examples

sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal Source: Internet

yellow press Source: Internet

The pages of the book began to yellow Source: Internet

the little yellow stain of treason Source: Internet

too yellow to stand and fight Source: Internet

yellowed parchment Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

YELLIS yello yelloch yellow 2G yellow acacia yellow adder's tongue