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yellow
[ yel-oh ]
/ ËyÉl oÊ /
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noun
adjective, yel·low·er, yel·low·est.
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become yellow: Yellow the sheets with dye. The white stationery had yellowed with age.
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Origin of yellow
First recorded before 900; 1895â1900 for def. 9; Middle English yelou (adjective and noun), Old English geolo, geolu (adjective); cognate with Dutch geel, German gelb, Latin helvus âpale-yellowâ; akin to Old Norse gulr
usage note for yellow
It is perceived as insulting to use yellow to describe a person of Asian or mixed racial origin, as in the terms yellow peril and high yellow.
OTHER WORDS FROM yellow
yel·low·ly, adverbyel·low·ness, nounWords nearby yellow
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British Dictionary definitions for yellow
yellow
/ (ËjÉlÉÊ) /
noun
adjective
verb
to make or become yellow
See also yellows
Derived forms of yellow
yellowish, adjectiveyellowly, adverbyellowness, nounyellowy, adjectiveWord Origin for yellow
Old English geolu; related to Old Saxon, Old High German gelo, Old Norse gulr, Latin helvus
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