yellow

yel-low · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Of the color between green and orange in the spectrum; the color of ripe lemons or egg yolks.

  2. 2.

    [informal, offensive]Cowardly.

  3. 3.

    [as noun]The yellow color; yellow paint or material.

  4. 4.

    [as verb]To become yellow; to cause to become yellow.

Related words

See also: color, gold, lemon, orange
Synonyms: amber, golden, lemon

Etymology

From Old English geolu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, related to gold.