yellow
adjective
/ˈjeləʊ/
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- 1something that is yellow is the same colour as the middle of an egg
It has pretty pale yellow flowers in early spring.
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific coloursalabasteramberamethyst - 2informalnot brave
I knew you were quiet, but I didn’t know you were yellow.
Synonyms and related wordsNot brave or willing to take riskscowardlyspinelessfeeble - 3offensivea very offensive word used for describing the colour of the skin of people from some parts of AsiaSynonyms and related wordsWords used to describe skin coloura high colouralbino(as) white as a sheet
yellow
adjective
/ˈjeloʊ/
© Macmillan Education Limited
- 1something that is yellow is the same color as the middle of an egg
It has pretty pale yellow flowers in early spring.
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific colorsalabasteramberamethyst - 2informalnot brave
I knew you were quiet, but I didn’t know you were yellow.
Synonyms and related wordsNot brave or willing to take riskscowardlyspinelessfeeble - 3offensivea very offensive word used for describing the color of the skin of people from some parts of AsiaSynonyms and related wordsWords used to describe skin colora high coloralbino(as) white as a sheet
yellow
noun countable/uncountable
/ˈjeləʊ/
Word Forms
| singular | yellow |
| plural | yellows |
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- 1the colour of the middle of an egg
the painter’s use of yellow
Synonyms and related wordsColoursapricotaquaaquamarine
yellow
noun countable/uncountable
/ˈjeloʊ/
Word Forms
| singular | yellow |
| plural | yellows |
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- 1the color of the middle of an eggSynonyms and related wordsColorsapricotaquaaquamarine
yellow
verb intransitive
/ˈjeləʊ/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | yellow |
| he/she/it | yellows |
| present participle | yellowing |
| past tense | yellowed |
| past participle | yellowed |
- 1to become less white and more yellow, for example because of age or damage by the sun
Michael’s teeth had yellowed over time.
Synonyms and related wordsTo become a different colourblackenbleachbleed
yellow
verb intransitive
/ˈjeloʊ/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | yellow |
| he/she/it | yellows |
| present participle | yellowing |
| past tense | yellowed |
| past participle | yellowed |
- 1to become less white and more yellow, for example because of age or damage by the sun
Michael’s teeth had yellowed over time.
Synonyms and related wordsTo become a different colorblackenbleachbleed
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