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- [yel-oh]
- /ˈyɛl oʊ/
- /ˈjeləʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yel-oh]
- /ˈyɛl oʊ/
Definitions of yellow word
- noun yellow a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm. 1
- noun yellow the yolk of an egg. 1
- noun yellow a yellow pigment or dye. 1
- noun yellow Informal. yellow light. 1
- noun yellow Slang. yellow jacket (def 2). 1
- adjective yellow of the color yellow. 1
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Origin of yellow
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Yellow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yellow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for yellow
adjective yellow
- creamy — Food or drink that is creamy contains a lot of cream or milk.
- beige — Something that is beige is pale brown in colour.
- buttery — Buttery food contains butter or is covered with butter.
- milky — of or like milk, especially in appearance or consistency.
- sallow — of a sickly, yellowish or lightish brown color: sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion.
Antonyms for yellow
adjective yellow
- strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- bold — Bold lines or designs are drawn in a clear, strong way.
- brave — Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
verb yellow
- bleach — If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
- achromatize — to make achromatic; to remove colour from
- washed out — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
- peroxide — Chemistry. hydrogen peroxide, H 2 O 2 or H–O–O–H. a compound containing the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide, as sodium peroxide, Na 2 O 2 , or dimethyl peroxide, C 3 H 6 O 2 . the oxide of an element that contains an unusually large amount of oxygen.
- decolor — to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
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See also
Matching words
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