Yellow Definition & Meaning
yellow
- adjective
- of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
- easily frightened
- changed to a yellowish color by age; "yellowed parchment"
- typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press"
- cowardly or treacherous; "the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight; "too yellow to stand and fight"
- affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
- noun
- yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
- verb
- turn yellow; "The pages of the book began to yellow"
"Yellow" in song lyrics
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"Iced the bezzle, canary specs made my face yellow"
9th Prince f/ Dom Pachino — What U Wanna Do? -
"Heads ripped! Watch red bricks turn yellow"
Aesop Rock — Daylight -
"Stir it up til it rocks up and turn yellow"
Dre Dog (Andre Nickatina) — Caesar Enrico
Words that rhyme with yellow
Usage tips for "yellow"
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- What does yellow mean?
- of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk easily frightened changed to a yellowish color by age; "yellowed parchment" typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press" cowardly or treacherous; "the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight; "too yellow to stand and fight" affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc yellow color or pigment
- What part of speech is yellow?
- Yellow is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
- How many definitions does yellow have?
- Yellow has 8 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).