yellow
[yel-oh]
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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.
Origin of yellow
before 900; 1895–1900 for def 9; Middle English yelou (adj. and noun), Old English geolo, geolu (adj.); cognate with Dutch geel, German gelb, Latin helvus pale-yellow; akin to Old Norse gulr
Synonyms for yellow
Usage note
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.
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Related Words for yellower
sneaking, chicken, offensive, low, craven, amber, ivory, lemon, gold, blond, cream, buff, chrome, saffron, sand, bisque, deceitful, gutless, lily-livered, pusillanimousExamples from the Web for yellower
Historical Examples of yellower
He was yellower than he was the other night, and he walked like he hadn't got his sea legs on.
Cape Cod StoriesJoseph C. Lincoln
In the east a brighter, yellower light than the moon's began to show.
The Shame of MotleyRaphael Sabatini
And for the translucency of their yellower effects we must bring in the amber.
The Heart of NatureFrancis Younghusband
He was yellower and grayer, and he was getting testy and irascible.
On the StairsHenry B. Fuller
The little beetle at her feet was busied in a yellower soil than sand.
Folle-FarineOuida
yellow
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See also yellows
Word Origin for yellow
Old English geolu; related to Old Saxon, Old High German gelo, Old Norse gulr, Latin helvus
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