yellow
/ˈjɛloʊ/
noun
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.