yellow

/ˈjɛloʊ/
noun
  1. The color yellow.
    • Yellow is my favorite color because it reminds me of sunshine.
    • The artist used a lot of yellow in the painting.
    • Can you see the yellow of the daffodils in the garden?
adjective
  1. Having the color of a lemon, the sun, or gold; between green and orange in the spectrum.
    • The yellow leaves fell from the trees in autumn.
    • We painted the baby's room a soft yellow.
    • She wore a bright yellow dress to the picnic.
  2. Informal: cowardly or not brave.
    • Calling someone yellow is another way of saying they are a coward.
    • Don't be yellow — just ask her out!
    • He was too yellow to stand up to the bully.
Antonyms
verb
  1. To become yellow, often because of age or exposure to light.
    • If you leave the paper in the sun, it will yellow quickly.
    • The old newspaper pages had yellowed over time.
    • The white curtains yellowed from years of sunlight.
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