Yellow (Don Lee)
WordNet
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) Affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
(4) Cowardly or treacherous
"The little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight
"Too yellow to stand and fight"
(5) Changed to a yellowish color by age
"Yellowed parchment"
noun
(6) Yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
verb
(7) Turn yellow
"The pages of the book began to yellow"
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Etymology
From , from , from , from . Cognate with West Frisian , North Frisian (spoken in Germany) , Dutch , German , Danish , Swedish , Norwegian , and Icelandic .
Adjective
- 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.
- 1911, J. Milton Hayes, "The green eye of the little yellow god,"
- Lacking courage.
- 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.
- 2004, Doreen Carvajal, "Photo edict muffles gossipy press," International Herald Tribune, 4 Oct. (retrieved 29 July 2008),
Noun
- The colour of gold or butter; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.
- One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 2 points.
Hyponyms
bronze yellow, cadmium yellow, fast yellow AB, quinoline yellow, school bus yellow, sulfur yellow, sulphur yellow, taxi yellow, yellow-green, yellow 2GVerb
- To become yellow or more yellow.
- To cause to become yellow or more yellow.
See also
- All pages with yellow as a prefix
- Appendix:Colours