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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yel•low•ish (yel′ō ish),USA pronunciation adj. - somewhat yellow;
tinged with yellow;
yellowy.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see yellow, -ish1
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024yel•low /ˈyɛloʊ/USA pronunciation n., adj., -er, -est, v. n. - [uncountable] a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.;
the primary color between green and orange. - [countable] something yellow, as the yolk of an egg.
adj. - of the color yellow.
- having a yellowish complexion.
- having a yellowish color:newspapers yellow with age.
- Informal Termscowardly.
- Journalism(of a newspaper, reporting, etc.) emphasizing sensational details, often by distorting or exaggerating the facts:yellow journalism.
v. - to (cause to) become yellow: [no object]The papers yellowed with age.[~ + object]The years had yellowed the pages of his diary.
yel•low•ish, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yel•low (yel′ō),USA pronunciation n., adj., -er, -est, v. n. - 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 TermsSee yellow light.
- Drugs, Slang Terms[Slang.]See yellow jacket (def. 2).
adj. - of the color yellow.
- Physical Anthropology, Slang Terms[Often Offensive.]
- designating or pertaining to an Oriental person or Oriental peoples.
- designating or pertaining to a person of mixed racial origin, esp. of black and white heritage, whose skin is yellowish or yellowish brown.
- having a sallow or yellowish complexion.
- Informal Termscowardly.
- Journalism(of journalism, a newspaper, etc.)
- sensational, esp. morbidly or offensively so:That yellow rag carried all the gory details.
- dishonest in editorial comment and the presentation of news, esp. in sacrificing truth for sensationalism:Objective reporting isn't always a match for yellow journalism.
- jealous;
envious.
v.t., v.i. - to make or become yellow:Yellow the sheets with dye. The white stationery had yellowed with age.
- bef. 900; 1895–1900 for def. 9; Middle English yelou (adjective, adjectival and noun, nominal), Old English geolo, geolu (adjective, adjectival); cognate with Dutch geel, German gelb, Latin helvus pale-yellow; akin to Old Norse gulr
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged craven, timorous, fearful.
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