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yellow

yellow

819 1.0
Having the color between green and orange like a lemon
  • adjective
  • /ˈjɛloʊ/
translation icon : amarillo
  • She painted her living room a bright yellow to make it feel warm and cheerful.
  • green and yellow
  • red and yellow
  • blue and yellow

He goes, young man, your aura is yellow, pure yellow.

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Examples

  • Look at that nice and yellow, fully desiccated petals.

  • Your brain might think you're looking at a yellow ball, but look closer.

  • Yeah, it's just straight yellow, dark yellow cars.

  • Green means good, red means not such a good deal, yellow means it's OK.

  • Blue plus yellow makes green, yellow plus red makes orange.

  • Our next item is this yellow floral jumpsuit.

  • Hey, would you give me one of them yellow jelly bear claws I like?

  • And then there's that pretty yellow raccoon butterfly fish.

  • The sunflower stood tall, its yellow petals shining in the sunlight.

  • He wore a yellow shirt that matched his sunny personality.

Synonyms

yellowish
vsyellow
11 1.1

Slightly yellow in color

is the full middle-spectrum hue rather than a mere hint
honey-colored
vsyellow
2 2.8

A color that is yellowish brown like honey

is the purer middle-spectrum hue rather than a brownish golden mix
golden-yellow
vsyellow
1 3.3

A warm yellow color like gold

is the plain middle-spectrum hue rather than a golden shade
yellow-orange
vsyellow
1 1.9

A color between yellow and orange, like a sunset

sits as the central spectrum hue between green and orange
yellowish-orange
vsyellow
1 3.0

A colour between yellow and orange, like a sunset

is the pure middle-spectrum hue rather than an orange-dominant mix
creamy-yellow
vsyellow
1 2.5

A pale yellow color like cream

is the standard hue without the added creamy paleness
yellow-brown
vsyellow
1 2.0

A brownish yellow color like dry autumn leaves

is the clearer middle-spectrum hue without dominant brown
yellow-white
vsyellow
1 2.5

A pale white color with a little yellow

is the clearer middle-spectrum hue rather than a pale white mix
yellowish-white
vsyellow
1 2.3

White with a slight yellow tint

is the full-spectrum middle hue rather than a mostly white shade
xanthous
vsyellow
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a yellow color like an egg yolk

is the general middle-spectrum color between green and orange
aureolin
vsyellow
9.5

A bright yellow color with a golden tone like sunlight

is the standard middle-spectrum hue without extra golden brightness
canary-yellow
vsyellow
2.9

A bright light yellow color like a canary's feathers

is the general middle-spectrum hue rather than a light vivid tone
deep-yellow
vsyellow
2.4

A strong, intense yellow like a ripe pumpkin

is the normal spectrum hue without the extra intensity
yellow-tinged
vsyellow
3.5

Slightly yellow in color

is the clear middle-spectrum hue, not just a faint trace
icterine
vsyellow
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a yellow color, especially of the skin or eyes

is the neutral middle-spectrum hue rather than a specifically jaundiced tone
brownish-yellow
vsyellow
3.2

A color between brown and yellow

is lighter and purer in hue, not brown mixed with a warm tone
yellow-beige
vsyellow
3.2

A pale brown color with a yellow tint

is the straightforward spectrum hue rather than a beige-warmed tone
ochry
vsyellow
9.7

Having a yellow-brown color like dry earth

is the simple middle-spectrum hue rather than an earthy pigment shade
yellow-gray
vsyellow
3.7

A grey color with a little yellow in it

is the pure middle-spectrum hue, not a grey mix with warm tones
yellowish-gray
vsyellow
  • US
3.2

A gray color with a little yellow

is the central hue without the dominating grey wash

Idioms

To start a journey into the unknown that brings adventure and personal change

Compounds

12 1.0

A very strong yellow color that is easy to see

yellow pages
  • Archaic
10 1.8

A book of local businesses and services printed on yellow paper

yellow fever
  • Specialized
9 3.7

A serious disease spread by mosquitoes that makes the skin turn yellow

6 1.8

A traffic signal that warns drivers to slow down and prepare to stop

yellow-bellied
  • Offensive
5 7.9

Being too afraid to do things that need courage

4 1.0

A light yellow colour that looks soft and not bright

4 2.1

A taxi painted yellow seen in cities like New York

4 7.2

A path toward a dream that has problems and surprises

3 2.5

A bright yellow like the outside of a lemon

yellow journalism
  • Literature
2 5.2

Reporting that exaggerates and uses shocking stories to attract readers while ignoring the truth

A bright yellow color like a canary's feathers

1 3.4

The second-longest river in northern China that flows east to the Yellow Sea and has yellow mud

1 2.7

A long yellow vegetable with soft skin that you cook and eat

1 3.6

A small aggressive wasp with yellow and black stripes that often builds nests in the ground

cadmium yellow
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A bright yellow pigment made from cadmium used in painting that is poisonous

A yellow color with a little green

1 5.1

A freshwater fish with a yellow body and dark stripes, caught for food and sport

yellow ocher
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A natural yellow pigment from earth used for painting

Having yellow spots on its surface

chrome yellow
  • Archaic
1 8.5

A bright yellow paint made from lead and used for painting

code yellow
  • Jargon
1 6.8

An alert warning people about a specific emergency, for example bad weather or a missing person

A pale yellow color like cream

A warm yellow color like gold

yellow bile
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old medical idea that a fluid from the liver makes people angry

1 4.8

A tall plant with yellow iris flowers that grows in wet places

yellow journalist
  • Literature
1 7.7

A reporter who writes exaggerated or shocking stories to attract readers

1 3.5

A pine tree that has hard yellowish wood people use for building and furniture

A small woodpecker with a pale yellow belly that drills rows of holes in trees to eat sap and insects

1 2.0

A brownish yellow color like dry autumn leaves

With yellow lines on the surface, often on animals or objects

A color between yellow and orange, like a sunset

1 2.5

A pale white color with a little yellow

A yellow color with a little brown that looks warm and dull

A color between brown and yellow

cadmium yellow pale
  • Specialized
9.7

A pale yellow paint color used by artists

8.6

A sticky plant with hanging yellow flowers that grows in dry places in the southwestern United States

A bright light yellow color like a canary's feathers

A yellow color with a touch of red

A strong, intense yellow like a ripe pumpkin

A small wild flower that has soft hairy leaves and yellow petals with purple veins

alizarin yellow
  • Specialized
9.9

A yellow dye used in paints, fabrics, and chemistry

9.9

A North American wild flower with greenish-yellow pouch-shaped flowers and purple marks

A clover with yellow flowers that grows in Ireland and is often seen as the real shamrock

A large European plant with yellow flower clusters used in medicine

onion yellow dwarf
  • Specialized
7.4

A virus that makes onion plants small and their leaves turn yellow

6.2

A virus that makes onion plants grow poorly and their leaves turn yellow

A bright yellow color with a small touch of orange

potato yellow dwarf
  • Specialized
5.6

A disease of potato plants that makes leaves yellow and plants small

6.1

A germ that makes potato plants small and their leaves turn yellow

5.1

A bright pale yellow like a lemon or an egg yolk

tall yellow-eye
  • Australian
9.9

A tall Australian plant with yellow flowers that comes back each year

A large pine tree with short needles in groups of two or three and reddish brown bark when fully grown

A large pine tree from the southeastern United States with long needles and rough reddish bark used for timber

A tall pine tree from western North America with dark green needles

Wood from the western yellow pine tree used for building and furniture

A common wild flower with nodding yellow or red petals spotted with brown

A plant that lives many years with yellow flowers that smell nice and leafy stems

A plant that lives for many years with bright yellow flowers

A plant that grows in bogs and has spikes of yellow-orange flowers

yellow bass
  • Specialized
7.7

A small freshwater fish with yellowish colour that looks like a striped bass

yellow adder's tongue
  • Specialized
9.9

A small North American spring flower with one yellow spotted blossom

yellow ageratum
  • Specialized
8.8

A small shrub with yellow daisy-like flowers that grows in dry Mediterranean areas

A long thin vegetable with yellow pods that you eat

A common plant with small yellow flowers that lives many years

A common weed grass with yellow, rough, stiff seed heads

A common grass that grows as a weed in fields with bristly seed heads

9.9

A low-growing plant with yellow flowers that have red dots and smell faintly of pine

9.9

A sticky desert plant with hanging yellow flowers

A small fruit from buckthorn plants used to make yellow dye

6.1

A North American tree with thin shiny yellow or gray bark and strong wood

yellow bone marrow
  • Specialized
6.1

Tissue inside the hollow part of long bones in adults that stores fat

A small European bird whose male has bright yellow feathers

A common plant that lives for many years with small yellow flowers and sticky stems

How Yellow

bright yellow
12 1.0
golden
118 1.0
yellow
819 1.0
amber
24 5.7
pale yellow
4 1.0

Surface Forms

yellow positive
yellower comparative
yellowest superlative

Etymology

Yellow comes from an old English word geolu meaning 'yellow', like the color of egg yolks and lemons, so it simply names that bright color.