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canary yellow

ca·nar·y yel·low
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-nair-ee yel-oh]
    • /kəˈnɛər i ˈyɛl oʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-nair-ee yel-oh]
    • /kəˈnɛər i ˈyɛl oʊ/

Definitions of canary yellow words

  • colour canary yellow Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour. 3
  • noun canary yellow a moderate yellow colour, sometimes with a greenish tinge 3
  • noun canary yellow (as adjective) 3
  • noun canary yellow a light yellow 3
  • noun canary yellow canary (def 2). 1
  • noun canary yellow bright yellow colour 1

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Origin of canary yellow

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Canary yellow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

canary yellow popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

canary yellow usage trend in Literature

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