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yellow

Entries 1 to 10 of 33.

  1. 1yellow (adjective)
  2. 2yellow (noun)
  3. 3yellow (verb)
  4. Yellow
  5. Huang
  6. canary yellow
  7. chrome yellow
  8. high yellow
  9. lemon yellow
  10. primrose yellow

Main Entry:
1yel·low Listen to the pronunciation of 1yellow
Pronunciation:
\ˈye-(ˌ)lō, dialect ˈye-lər or ˈya-\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English yelwe, yelow, from Old English geolu; akin to Old High German gelo yellow, Latin helvus light bay, Greek chlōros greenish yellow, Sanskrit hari yellowish
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: of the color yellow b: become yellowish through age, disease, or discoloration : sallow csometimes offensive : having a yellowish or light brown complexion or skin2 a: featuring sensational or scandalous items or ordinary news sensationally distorted <yellow journalism> b: mean , cowardly
— yel·low·ish Listen to the pronunciation of yellowish \ˈye-lə-wish\ adjective
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