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- Dictionaryyellow/ˈjɛləʊ/
adjective
- 1. of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks: "curly yellow hair" Similar
- 2. not brave; cowardly: informal "he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. yellow colour or pigment: "the craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow"
- 2. a yellow ball or piece in a game or sport, especially the yellow ball in snooker: "he missed an easy yellow in frame four"
verb
- 1. become yellow, especially with age: "the cream paint was beginning to yellow"
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1. : something yellow or marked by a yellow color: such as. a. sometimes offensive : a person having light olive or light brown skin. b. : the yolk of an egg. 2. a. : a color whose hue resembles that of ripe lemons or sunflowers or is that of the portion of the spectrum lying between green and orange.
YELLOW definition: 1. a colour like that of a lemon or gold or the sun: 2. of a colour like that of a lemon or gold…. Learn more.
Yellow is the color you'll see in a rainbow, right between orange and green. Yellow is the color of daffodils, lemons, and the traffic light that is supposed to make cars slow down.
Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575–585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing.
Yellow definition: a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nanometers.. See examples of YELLOW used in a sentence.
1. a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm. 2. the yolk of an egg. 3. a yellow pigment or dye. 4.
Something that is yellow is the colour of lemons, butter, or the middle part of an egg. The walls have been painted bright yellow. Kim opted for cooler blues and yellows in the master bedroom.
