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English adjective: yellow | |||
| 1. | yellow of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk | ||
| Synonyms | xanthous, yellowish | ||
| Similar | chromatic | ||
| Antonyms | achromatic, neutral | ||
| 2. | yellow easily frightened | ||
| Synonyms | chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow-bellied | ||
| Similar | cowardly, fearful | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | brave, courageous | ||
| 3. | yellow changed to a yellowish color by age | ||
| Samples | Yellowed parchment. | ||
| Synonyms | yellowed | ||
| Similar | old | ||
| Antonyms | new | ||
| 4. | yellow typical of tabloids | ||
| Samples | Sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal. Yellow press. | ||
| Synonyms | scandalmongering, sensationalistic | ||
| Similar | sensational | ||
| Antonyms | unsensational | ||
| 5. | yellow cowardly or treacherous | ||
| Samples | The little yellow stain of treason. Too yellow to stand and fight. | ||
| Similar | dishonorable, dishonourable | ||
| Antonyms | honourable, honorable | ||
| 6. | yellow affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc | ||
| Synonyms | icteric, jaundiced | ||
| Similar | unhealthy | ||
| Antonyms | healthy | ||
English noun: yellow | |||
| 1. | yellow (attribute) yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons | ||
| Synonyms | yellowness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amber, brownish yellow, canary, canary yellow, gamboge, gold, greenish yellow, lemon, lemon yellow, maize, old gold, orange yellow, pale yellow, saffron, straw, wheat | ||
English verb: yellow | |||
| 1. | yellow (change) turn yellow | ||
| Samples | The pages of the book began to yellow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, colour, discolor, discolour | ||
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