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   yellow

   /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 yellowishyellowylemonlemonyambergoldgoldenblondelight brownfairflaxen
   • ▪ having a naturally yellowish or olive skin (as used to describe Chinese or Japanese people). offensive
   • ▪ denoting a warning of danger which is thought to be near but not actually imminent: "he put Camp Visoko on yellow alert"
   • 2. not brave; cowardly: informal "he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow" Similar cowardlylily-liveredfaint-heartedchicken-heartedpigeon-heartedcravenspiritlessspinelesstimidtimorousfearfultremblingquakingshrinkingcoweringafraid of one's own shadowpusillanimousweakfeeblesoftinformal:chickenweak-kneedgutlessyellow-belliedwimpishwimpysissysissifiedwetcandy-assedvulgar slang:chickenshitarchaic:poltroonrecreantpoor-spiritedOpposite bravecourageous
   • ▪ showing jealousy or suspicion. archaic
   • 3. (of a style of writing, especially in journalism) lurid and sensational: "he based his judgement on headlines and yellow journalism"

   noun

   • 1. yellow colour or pigment: "the craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow"
   • ▪ yellow clothes or material: "everyone dresses in 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"
   • 3. used in names of moths or butterflies that are mainly yellow in colour.
   • 4. any of a number of plant diseases in which the leaves turn yellow, typically caused by viruses and transmitted by insects.

   verb

   • 1. become yellow, especially with age: "the cream paint was beginning to yellow"

   Word Origin Old Englishgeolu, geolo, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch geel and German gelb, also to gold.

   Derivatives

   • 1. yellowly adverb
   • 2. yellowness noun
   • 3. yellowy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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