Etymology

Adjective

1. Having yellow as its colour.
   • 1911, J. Milton Hayes, "The green eye of the little yellow god,"

     There's a one-eyed yellow idol / To the north of Kathmandu; / There's a little marble cross below the town; / And a brokenhearted woman / Tends the grave of 'Mad' Carew, / While the yellow god for ever gazes down.

2. Lacking courage.
3. Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
   • 2004, Doreen Carvajal, "Photo edict muffles gossipy press," International Herald Tribune, 4 Oct. (retrieved 29 July 2008),

     The denizens of the gossipy world of the pink press, purple prose and yellow tabloids are shivering over disputed photographs of Princess Caroline of Monaco.

Noun

1. The colour of gold or butter; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.
2. One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 2 points.

Hyponyms

Verb

1. To become yellow or more yellow.
2. To cause to become yellow or more yellow.

See also

• All pages with yellow as a prefix
• Appendix:Colours