yellow
yel-low · adjective
Definitions
adjective
- 1.
Of the color between green and orange in the spectrum; the color of ripe lemons or egg yolks.
- 2.
[informal, offensive]Cowardly.
- 3.
[as noun]The yellow color; yellow paint or material.
- 4.
[as verb]To become yellow; to cause to become yellow.
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Etymology
From Old English geolu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, related to gold.