yellowness

1 1.0

A yellow color like a lemon or sunflower

noun
/ˈjɛloʊnəs/

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The artist captured the yellowness of the sunflowers in her painting, making them stand out vibrantly.

But like that future yellowness doesn't exist.

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Examples

In autumn, the yellowness of the leaves creates a beautiful contrast with the blue sky.
I love the colour, the sickly yellowness of this.

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
The blinding yellowness of the desert, so barren, so hot it stings to look at.

Fiction book (1991)
As I shook loose the thin strips of dough, their yellowness against the black and white newsprint reminded me of the slop spot, and I tried not to look.

Fiction book (1991)
The yellowness of the ripe lemons made them look delicious on the kitchen counter.

Synonyms

yellow

vsyellowness

182 1.0

The color of a lemon or sunflower

refers to the quality or state of having that color rather than the color itself

bright yellow

vsyellowness

17 1.0

A very strong yellow color that is easy to see

describes the general state of being that color without intensity emphasis

pale yellow

vsyellowness

6 1.0

A light yellow colour that looks soft and not bright

refers to the general state of being that color rather than being light

lemon yellow

vsyellowness

3 2.5

A bright yellow like the outside of a lemon

means the general state of that color, not this bright specific tone

canary yellow

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2 3.6

A bright yellow color like a canary's feathers

is the overall quality of the color without this specific tint

greenish yellow

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1 3.1

A yellow color with a little green

describes the plain quality of the color, not this greenish mix

orange yellow

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1 2.8

A bright yellow color with a small touch of orange

is the broader color quality, not this orange-tinged variant

yellow hue

vsyellowness

1 2.2

A shade of yellow, like pale or bright yellow

focuses on the general quality of being that color rather than any specific tint

brownish yellow

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1 2.3

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

describes the pure quality of the color without the brown muting

buttercream

vsyellowness

1 3.0

A pale creamy yellow color like cake icing

means the overall color quality rather than this creamy, pale variant

crimson-yellow

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1 6.5

A yellow color with a touch of red

is the basic color quality without this reddish overlay

Surface Forms

yellowness singular

yellownesses plural

Morphology

yellowness = yellow (transparent) = yellow + ness

The noun is a regular abstract noun formed from the adjective 'yellow' with the productive suffix '-ness'; the meaning is directly the state or quality of being yellow.

Etymology

Yellowness comes from the color word yellow plus the ending -ness, which makes the 'quality' of being that color. Yellow originally named the bright color of the sun and ripe lemons, so yellowness means the state of being that warm, lemon-like color.