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yellow

adjective noun verb

Of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
Y
Ends with
W
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
A1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈjɛl.əʊ

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

adjective

  1. Easily frightened

adjective

  1. Changed to a yellowish color by age

    “Yellowed parchment”

adjective

  1. Typical of tabloids

    “Sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal”

adjective

  1. Cowardly or treacherous; - M.W.Straight

    “The little yellow stain of treason”

adjective

  1. Affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

noun

  1. Yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

verb

  1. Turn yellow

    “The pages of the book began to yellow”

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Example Sentences

Yellowed parchment
Sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal
Yellow press
The little yellow stain of treason
Too yellow to stand and fight
The pages of the book began to yellow

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