1
plural yellows
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
b
: a pigment or dye that colors yellow
3
4
yellows plural in form but singular in construction
: any of several plant diseases caused especially by phytoplasmas and marked by yellowing of the foliage and stunting
yellowed; yellowing; yellows
: to become or turn yellow
: to make yellow : give a yellow tinge or color to
yellowed by time
Examples of yellow in a Sentence
Adjective
He was too yellow to stand up and fight.
you'll come with us into the cave, unless you're yellow
Noun
The bridesmaids were dressed in yellow.
a room decorated in yellows and greens
Verb
The paper had yellowed with age.
The leaves were yellowed by disease.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
The show was also filmed in color at a time when British TV was resolutely black-and-white, meaning that fans had to imagine the vibrant green, orange, and yellow color schemes of Thunderbirds 2, 3, and 4, respectively, for themselves.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson, currently on loan at Bayern Munich, was the last player to be suspended at this stage for five yellows in the 2023-24 campaign.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
As trees store chlorophyll, their leaves change from green to yellow, as well as orange and red, colors left by other chemicals, said Brandon Fuller, a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the biology department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Thief nabbed at empty church lot As patrol cars hurtled toward the yellow arches on Main Street, Officer Tony Adkins noticed a car in Mount Moriah’s Church parking lot.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
The show was also filmed in color at a time when British TV was resolutely black-and-white, meaning that fans had to imagine the vibrant green, orange, and yellow color schemes of Thunderbirds 2, 3, and 4, respectively, for themselves.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
When Sotheby’s rolled out a selection of Grateful Dead memorabilia in October 2021, a mango yellow T-shirt made in 1967 and featuring the band’s logo was expected to rake in a respectable $6,000 to $8,000.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson, currently on loan at Bayern Munich, was the last player to be suspended at this stage for five yellows in the 2023-24 campaign.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
His stock in trade are yellowed first editions of the midcentury crime novels to which the FX limited series is clearly an homage.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
As trees store chlorophyll, their leaves change from green to yellow, as well as orange and red, colors left by other chemicals, said Brandon Fuller, a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the biology department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Yellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
yellow
1 of 2 adjective
yel·low
ˈyel-ō 
1
a
: of the color yellow
b
: yellowish from age, disease, or discoloring
2
yellow
verb
yellowness
noun
yellow
2 of 2 noun1
: a color like that of ripe lemons
2
: something yellow or yellowish
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