Yellower
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.
the yolk of an egg.
a yellow pigment or dye.
informal. yellow light.
slang. yellow jacket (def 2).
of the color yellow.
offensive.
designating or pertaining to an asian person or asian peoples.
designating or pertaining to a person of mixed racial origin, especially of black and white heritage.
having a sallow or yellowish complexion.
informal. cowardly.
(of a newspaper, book, etc.) featuring articles, pictures, or other content that is sensational, especially morbidly or offensively so: yellow rags;
yellow biographies.
dishonest in editorial comment and the presentation of news, especially in sacrificing truth for sensationalism, as in yellow journalism; yellow press.
jealous; envious.
to make or become yellow:
yellow the sheets with dye. the white stationery had yellowed with age.
historical examples
folle-farine ouida
the shame of motley raphael sabatini
the heart of nature francis younghusband
digby heathcote w.h.g. kingston
special report on diseases of cattle u.s. department of agriculture
christie, the king’s servant mrs. o. f. walton
news from the duchy sir arthur thomas quiller-couch
the international monthly, volume 3, no. 4, july, 1851 various
what the moon saw: and other tales hans christian andersen
ceres’ runaway alice meynell
noun
any of a group of colours that vary in saturation but have the same hue. they lie in the approximate wavelength range 585–575 nanometres. yellow is the complementary colour of blue and with cyan and magenta forms a set of primary colours related adjective xanthous
a pigment or dye of or producing these colours
yellow cloth or clothing: dressed in yellow
the yolk of an egg
a yellow ball in snooker, etc
any of a group of pieridine b-tterflies the males of which have yellow or yellowish wings, esp the clouded yellows (colias spp.) and the brimstone
adjective
of the colour yellow
yellowish in colour or having parts or marks that are yellowish: yellow jasmine
having a yellowish skin; mongoloid
(informal) cowardly or afraid
offensively sensational, as a cheap newspaper (esp in the phrase yellow press)
verb
to make or become yellow
adj.
v.
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